11|04|04 ~ Italian Minister of Justice Angelino Alfano and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder met today at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., to re-affirm the joint commitment of the United States and Italy to strengthen cooperation in the ongoing fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime. "Bilateral relations between the United States and Italy in the law enforcement arena represent an important pillar of global legal and security cooperation," said Minister Alfano. Read more...>>

Earlier in the day, Minister Alfano also met with John Brennan, Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counter- terrorism, and Assistant to the President Obama. The two also discussed organize crime and migration issues, among other topics. In the afternoon, Minister Alfano also met with Federal Judge Francis Allegra of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a briefing on how technology is used in U.S. courtrooms. Read more . . .

(Pictured above,Minister Angelino Alfano and Judge Francis Allegra)

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