Cambodia Cultural
Cambodia Information Page
Both the emergency import restriction and the bilateral agreement are in response to a request from the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia seeking protection of its cultural heritage under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Cambodia is the first country in East Asia to receive the help of the United States in protecting its cultural property. ... [Read More]
U.S. - Cambodia Agreement, 2003
A. The Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia shall use its best efforts to permit the exchange of its archaeological material under circumstances in which such exchange does not jeopardize its cultural patrimony but allows public access for educational, cultural and scientific purposes and study abroad. ... E. The Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia shall seek to develop and promote professional training programs for archaeologists and museum staff and public institution administrators responsible for cultural patrimony, and to enhance the capabilities of the National Museum of Cambodia to care for and exhibit aspects of its rich cultural heritage. ... [Read More]
Cambodia Federal Register Notice, December 2, 1999
The U.S. joined internationalefforts and actively participated in deliberations resulting in the 1970UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the IllicitImport, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (823 U.N.T.S.231 (1972)). U.S. acceptance of the 1970 UNESCO Convention was codifiedinto U.S. law as the "Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act"(Pub.L. 97-446, 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) ("the Act"). This was doneto promote U.S. leadership in achieving greater international cooperationtowards preserving cultural treasures that are of importance to the nationsfrom where they originate and to achieving greater international understandingof mankind's common heritage. ... [Read More]
U.S. Response | Image Database
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Background Notes: Cambodia
Country Background Notes, 1990-93Background Notes, 1990Background Notes: CambodiaPA/PCSource: Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public AffairsDate: Dec 15, 199012/15/90Category: Country DataRegion: Southeast AsiaCountry: CambodiaSubject: Cultural Exchange, Resource Management, Military Affairs, History, International Organizations, Trade/Economics, Regional/Civil Unrest[TEXT]Official Name: CambodiaPROFILEGeographyArea: 181,040 sq. km. (69,900 sq. mi.); about the size of Missouri.Cities: Capital-Phnom Penh (pop. 4 ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
HTTP/1.1 200 OKDate: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 00:49:05 GMTAccept-Ranges: bytesETag: "8446724c3516c51:363"Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0Content-Length: 1539Content-Location: http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/cb99fr01.txtContent-Type: text/plainLast-Modified: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 03:44:22 GMTClient-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 00:38:09 GMTClient-Peer: 12.44.14.112:80Client-Response-Num: 1[Federal Register: May 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 102)][Notices][Page 28873]From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:fr27my99-128]=======================================================================-----------------------------------------------------------------------UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCYNotice of Receipt of Cultural Property Request From theGovernment of the Kingdom of CambodiaAGENCY: United States Information Agency.ACTION: Notice of receipt of cultural property request from theGovernment of the Kingdom of Cambodia.----------------------------------------------------------- ... [Read More]
Chart of Current and Expired Import Restrictions
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act* Country '87 [Read More]
News – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
1 This site is maintained by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Links to other sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.1111 1 111 ... [Read More]
Press Releases-Speeches-Remarks
10/19/04 - Remarks By Ambassador Charles A. Ray Dedication of Soeur Bridge & Mkak School Banteay Meanchey Province 07/28/04 - New Web site for American Citizen Travelers 08/02/04 - USAID Programs to Enhance Basic Education and Health Status in Cambodia - in Khmer (PDF 45 KB) [Read More]
International Cultural Property Protection | U.S. Response | Implementation
For more information on the Cultural Property office, see "Cultural Property: Protecting the World's Heritage" in State Magazine. U.S. Customs Publishes Guide to Importing Cultural Property ... Since the United States implemented Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act in 1983, it has imposed import restrictions on archaeological or ethnological materials from ten countries to assist in the protection of their cultural property. ... [Read More]
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