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THE FBI

NATIONAL

ACADEMY

ASSOCIATION’S

GLOBAL

NETWORK

For over eighty years, the FBI National Academy has

been training law enforcement officers to elevate the

levels of expertise and build bonds of friendship and

networking. Today, each FBI National Academy Session

has about 25 international students accounting for ten

percent of the class.

housands of international law enforcement leaders from over

170 countries have graduated from the National Academy Pro-

gram. As global crime and terror risk continue to rise, the stronger

the need for higher levels of international cooperation, collaboration

and law enforcement expertise. The FBI continues to put a priority on

offering and coordinating international training opportunities for its

partners around the world.

The FBINAA International Chapters

The FBI National Academy Associates is the strongest law enforcement

leadership network in the world with nearly 17,000 members around

the globe. Members are part of 48 Chapters – 44 U.S. and 4 Interna-

tional Chapters. It is through the networking and training at National

and Chapter events where the network is forged and enhanced. This

past year each of the four International Chapters held their training

events. Each event included a full agenda of 21st Century contempo-

rary training and social networking.

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