The ancient and historic monuments, objects, and archaeological sites of the world enrich and inform today's societies, and help connect us to our cultural origins. The Department's Cultural Heritage Center specializes in the protection and preservation of these irreplaceable resources, working on many fronts to safeguard the patrimony of other countries.

Cultural Property Protection

The Cultural Property Protection program works with foreign governments to prevent the loss of ancient and historic heritage through pillage and illicit trafficking.

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Announcements
Stone Buddha with Naga, Baphuon style, Cambodia
January 8, 2013
Take this opportunity to provide information to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee as it considers a proposed extension of the Cambodian MOU
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January 7, 2013
Notice of a Proposal to Extend the MOU between the U.S. and Cambodia
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January 7, 2013
Notice of a Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee, with open and closed sessions, on February 27 & 28, and March 1, 2013
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Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Projects

The Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation provides direct grant support for the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects, and collections, as well as forms of traditional cultural expression, in countries around the world.

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Image Database

The Image Database provides images of objects restricted from importation into the U.S. It is organized by country.

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In their own words

Cheam Phally oversees the multi-year project to preserve the 10th-century Khmer temple of Phnom Bakheng at Angkor.
Phally C. Participant Cambodia Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Cambodia Read the story

Contact Us

For Mail:
Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/P/C)
SA-5, Fifth Floor
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC  20522-0505

For Courier Deliveries:
Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/P/C)
SA-5, Fifth Floor
U.S. Department of State
2200 C Street, NW
Washington, DC  20037

Tel.: 202-632-6301
Fax: 202-632-6300
E-Mail: culprop@state.gov
AFCP: afcp@state.gov

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Have cultural property agreements to preserve their heritage