| Stated Role |
The United States and the government of Botswana signed a bilateral agreement in July 2000 to establish an ILEA in Gaborone to promote international cooperation against crime. ILEA Gaborone follows the model of the existing regional ILEA's already in existence in Hungary and Thailand. The main feature of the ILEA is a six-week intensive personal and professional development program, called the Law Enforcement Executive Development Program (LEEDP), for law enforcement mid-level managers. The LEEDP brings together approximately 45 participants from several nations for training on topics such as combating transnational criminal activity, supporting democracy by stressing the rule of law in international and domestic police operations, and by raising the professionalism of officers involved in the fight against crime. The ILEA also offers specialized courses for police and other criminal justice officials to enhance their capacity to work with U.S. and regional officials to combat international criminal activities. These courses concentrate on specific methods and techniques on a variety of subjects, such as counter-terrorism, anti-corruption, financial crimes, border security, drug enforcement, firearms and many others. An East African Needs Assessment for Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Seychelles and Uganda (Nigeria participated as an observer) was held in May, 2003. These new expansion countries now join Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zambia, current participating Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries in the ILEA program. Of note, in 2001 Kenya participated in the ILEA program as an observer coun |