Alison August Treppel
Executive Secretary, CICTE
The CICTE Secretariat is the implementation body of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, which is tasked with supporting Member States in their efforts to prevent and counter-terrorism.
The CICTE Secretariat provides political and technical assistance to its Member States through different programs agreed upon in its annual Work Plan, such as: Cybersecurity, Border Controls, Financing of Terrorism, Prevention of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Violent Extremism.
CICTE is part of the Secretariat of Multidimensional Security.
The Secretariat has among its main functions:
- Provide technical and administrative support for CICTE sessions and maintain communication and coordination between sessions.
- Provide technical assistance and training to Member States in response to their needs and requests.
- Coordinate activities with other international, regional and subregional organizations.