OUR MISSION
The Interpol-U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB), a component
of the U.S. Department of Justice, serves as the United States’ representative
to INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization.
The USNCB is the central point of contact for all INTERPOL matters
in the United States, including secure communications with police
authorities in INTERPOL’s 187 member countries and access
to INTERPOL’s various databases containing information
on wanted persons, terrorists, missing persons, stolen and lost
passports and travel documents, stolen vehicles, and other law
enforcement information. On a daily basis, the USNCB coordinates
and transmits requests for criminal investigative and humanitarian
assistance between American federal, state and local law enforcement
authorities and their foreign counterparts.
RECENT NEWS
INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble, Director of INTERPOL-United States National Central Bureau (USNCB) Tim Williams, and Attorney General Eric Holder after Director Williams swearing in Nov. 13, 2009, in the Department of Justice's Great Hall. Through the use of INTERPOL’s secure communications network, criminal databases and other resources, the USNCB continues to advance its mission to respond to requests for assistance from other federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies within the United States, and from authorities in INTERPOL’s 188-member countries.
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USNCB Announces New Deputy Director
WASHINGTON – Director Timothy Williams announces selection of the new Deputy Director today for INTERPOL Washington — United States National Central Bureau (USNCB).
Shawn A. Bray, a native of Missouri, was selected as the new Deputy Director to oversee the day-to-day operations and administrative activities of USNCB, including management of law-enforcement agents, analysts, and specialists who operate the Divisions and programs.
"The Deputy Attorney General and the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security join me in congratulating Mr. Bray on this professional achievement," Williams said. "Together, we renew our commitment to continued collaboration with INTERPOL's 188-member countries and our law enforcement colleagues around the world, to advance the goals of our organization."
Bray was assigned to USNCB on a detail from the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to serve as a liaison officer.
Since beginning his career in federal government in 1988, Bray has served in various positions.
He served 11 years as an investigator on the southwest border, and spent five years in the Internal Affairs Division of ICE before transferring to the ICE Cyber Center in Northern Virginia.
He is a graduate from Northeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, and has completed numerous other courses of study throughout his career and possesses a working fluency in Spanish.
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International partnerships between National Central Bureaus located in Washington and Vienna, Austria, including INTERPOL’s DNA unit in Lyon, exchanged critical information that led to an arrest of an Afghan national suspected of serial rape on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, in Austria.
- Executive Order 12425
On December 16, 2009, the President signed an Executive Order expanding INTERPOL’s privileges and immunities in the United States. The President’s order amends a 1983 Executive Order signed by President Reagan that designated INTERPOL as a public international organization in the United States pursuant to the International Organizations Immunities Act. INTERPOL is one of over 80 international organizations so designated.
- The White House
Amending Executive Order 12425 designating INTERPOL as a public international organization entitled to enjoy certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities.
