U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) trains prosecutors and law enforcement officers through capacity building programs with the aim of combatting illegal wildlife trafficking. The DOJ's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training has a Regional Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) for Counter Wildlife Trafficking, based in Vientiane, Laos. In February 2022, the U.S. Department of State and the DOJ's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT) partnered with the Lao People's Supreme Court to conduct workshops on digital evidence for 104 judges in three regions across Laos.

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Resident Legal Advisor for Counter Wildlife Trafficking (CWT) (2018-Present)

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training has a Regional Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) for Counter Wildlife Trafficking, based in Vientiane, Lao PDR, to enhance the capacity of Lao PDR, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam to combat illegal wildlife trafficking. Currently, the RLA’s primary…

project • Non-Traditional Security, Trafficking

The Mekong-U.S. Partnership is a multinational partnership among Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, and the United States to create integrated cooperation among the five Lower Mekong countries. Learn more >