Embassy Events
"Small Boats Operations" course for the Border Police Services of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro
July 15, 2008
United States conducts small boats operations course for border police of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro: On July 15th 2008 in Zvornik, bih, U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Charles English and U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter opened a regional "Small Boats Operations" course for the Border Police Services of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. Export Control and Border Security Program (EXBS) conducts this program in cooperation with the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The course will familiarize students with procedures to be followed for the safe and effective operation of small boats, based on the U.S. Coast Guard’s crew training program and will establish skill requirements for boat crew personnel.
The United States Government provides a variety of assistance programs to promote regional border protection capability and increase public security for all citizens in the Balkan region. EXBS, a program directed by the U.S. Department of State, combats the proliferation of both Weapons of Mass Destruction and illicit military equipment transfers, as well as the transfer of other contraband items across borders, by working closely with law enforcement partners around the world. The EXBS program has provided extensive training, consultation and equipment donation to the countries of the Balkans, totaling almost $2.5 dollars in 2008 for programs with Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.