FBI representatives visit Casa Árabe   

Directors from the FBI Academy’s National Executive Institute (NEI) visited Casa Árabe’s headquarters in Madrid on Tuesday, June 23, at a meeting organized by the Spanish Civil Guard University Center. 

During their visit, representatives from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had the opportunity to learn about Casa Árabe’s activities and facilities, showing an interest in its work to preserve and promote the heritage of Al-Andalus and Arab culture in Spain, as well as its monitoring of the geopolitical situation and security in the region.

The visit was promoted by the Spanish Guardia Civil University Center with which Casa Árabe reached a collaboration agreement to promote training activities on topics related with the Arab and Islamic worlds, their languages and cultures. Among the potential forms of future collaboration discussed were the hosting of visits, meetings and training activities for senior police officers as part of the partnership between the CUGC and the NEI.

The National Executive Institute (NEI) is an FBI training and executive leadership development center, run by the entity’s Training Division at the FBI Academy in Quantico (USA). The FBI has operations in Madrid through an international office located at the U.S. Embassy in Spain. This office is responsible for coordinating cooperation with Spanish law enforcement agencies, such as the Spanish National Police and the Spanish Civil Guard, to investigate international crimes, cyber-crimes and organized crime.