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The Bureau of Counterterrorism's mission is to promote U.S. national security by taking a leading role in developing coordinated strategies and approaches to defeat terrorism abroad and securing the counterterrorism cooperation of international partners.
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Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at the Opening Plenary of the Third Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism Ministerial
Neutralizing terrorists is one of President Trump’s top national security priorities. The United States is ready to partner with each and every one of your countries in every way possible. Let’s share the burden. Let’s work on this program so that we can indeed have a hemisphere of freedom.
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- Country Reports on Terrorism
- Terrorist Designations
- Programs and Initiatives
- The Global Counterterrorism Forum
Country Reports on Terrorism
U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism.
Learn More About Country Reports on Terrorism Country Reports on TerrorismTerrorist Designations
Current lists of Foreign Terrorist Organizations and State Sponsors of Terrorism.
Learn More About State Sponsors of Terrorism and Terrorist Designations Terrorist DesignationsPrograms and Initiatives
Learn about the Bureau of Counterterrorism’s various programs to build foreign partner capacity and counter terrorism around the world.
Learn More About the Bureau of Counterterrorism Programs and InitiativesThe Global Counterterrorism Forum
An informal, multilateral counterterrorism platform with 30 founding members that promotes a strategic, long-term approach to dealing with the CT threat. The Forum identifies urgent needs, devises solutions, and mobilizes resources to address key civilian counterterrorism challenges. The Forum was launched in September 2011. Please visit theGCTF.org for more information
Learn More About GCTF The Global Counterterrorism Forum