UNIJEPOL Congress and MOU Signing
From June 2-7, 2025, President Ken Walker, Immediate Past President Wade Carpenter, and Director of International Engagement and Partnerships Vince Hawkes attended the UNIJEPOL Congress (National Union of Local Police Chiefs and Officers in Spain) in Valladolid, Spain and signed an MOU.
Delegation Meeting with Representatives from the Province of Córdoba
On May 23, 2025, the Global Policing team hosted a delegation from the province of Córdoba, Argentina including the Provincial Police. The agency is an IACP partner on the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) project.
Checkpoint Operations and Officer Wellness Training
From May 5-9, 2025, the IACP was in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador for the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) project. Over 140 traffic agents across both cities were trained in basic checkpoint operations and officer wellness.
World Police Summit
From May 13-15, 2025, the IACP was represented at the 2025 World Police Summit in Dubai, UAE. During the summit, IACP Director of International Engagement and Partnerships, Vince Hawkes and Colonel David Vinluan, Executive Director of ASEANAPOL and head of the Philippine National Police, participated in a panel discussion focused on responding to transnational crime. Director Hawkes also participated in a panel discussion on capacity building and capabilities sharing. Members of the Global Policing team staffed an IACP information booth at the summit.
European Delegation Visit through the International Visitor Leadership Program
On May 30, 2025, the IACP hosted a delegation of 10 European police and national security officials from 10 countries through the U.S. Department of State funded International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
ASEANAPOL Contact Persons Meeting
From May 27-29, 2025, a member of the Global Policing team attended the ASEANAPOL Contact Persons Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Visit to the French Embassy for National Police Week 2025
On May 14, 2025, President Walker and IACP staff attended a commemorative ceremony to honor fallen French police and gendarmerie at the French Embassy in Washington, DC.
Road Safety Safe Systems Approach Train-the-Trainer Course
On April 29, 2025, the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) team was in Buenos Aires, Argentina to conduct a train-the-trainer course for a safe systems approach to road safety for 10 agents with the city’s Body of Traffic Agents and new IACP subject matter experts.
Women’s Leadership Institute Training
From April 28-May 2, 2025, the Waterloo Police Department in Canada hosted a Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) training.
Virtual Pilot Training on Community Policing for South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya
On April 22, 2025, a virtual pilot training on community policing was held for national police representatives from South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, and members of the South Africa based NGO, the Ithlokomeleng Batho Rehabilitation Centre (IBRC). The virtual training, presented by Chief Jack Cauley of the Castle Rock Police Department, CO focused on the One-by-One Policing community policing model. The training was the third of a three-part series developed to enhance community policing practices in the region. slot thailand
