A Historic Event: U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Haymond accepts the “Excellence in Training Award” from Deputy Prime Minister Vishanu Krau-Ngam on behalf of the International Law Enforcement Academy – Bangkok (ILEA) on Friday, Sept 16. The Office of Public Sector Development Commission (OPSDC) grants awards annually to outstanding government organizations from more than 600 entries, representing 25 departments. This is the first time since the establishment of ILEA – Bangkok that is has been the recipient of an award from the Royal Thai government. ILEA Bangkok is joint U.S. – Thai funded organization focused on strengthening partnerships among law enforcement organizations to address criminal activities such as narcotics, terrorism, trafficking and other transnational crimes.
