TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 12-905 

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CULTURAL PROPERTY 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and MALI 

Extending the Agreement of 

September 19, 1997 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Bamako August 15 and September 5, 2012 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

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MALI 

Cultural Property 

 Agreement extending the agreement of 

 September 19, 1997. 

 Effected by exchange of notes at Bamako 

 August 15 and September 5, 2012; 

 Entered into force September 5, 2012. 
No. 110

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the

Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Mali and has the honor to refer to the Agreement

Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the

Republic of Mali Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological

Material from Mali from the Paleolithic Era (Stone Age) to Approximately the MidEighteenth Century. done at Washington September 19, 1997, as amended and extended

(hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement"). The Embassy, on behalf of the Government

of the United States of America, proposes that, pursuant to Article 1V.A of the

Agreement. the Agreement be extended for an additional live-year period.

The Embassy further proposes that, pursuant to Article IV. B of the Agreement,

the Agreement be amended by replacing Article II with the attached revised Article II.

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Ministry of Culture, the Embassy

proposes that this note, including the attached revised Article II, and the Ministry's note

in reply, shall constitute an agreement to extend and amend the Agreement, which shall

enter into force on the date of your note in reply and shall take effect on September 19,

2012.

The Embassy of the United States of America takes this opportunity to renew to

the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Mali the assurances of its highest

consideration.

Attachment: as stated.

Embassy of the United States of America,

1.3amako, August 15, 2012.

DIPLOMATIC NOTE
2012 Extension - Amended Article II

A. Representatives of the Government of the United States of America and representatives

of the Government of the Republic of Mali shall take steps to publicize this Agreement.

B. Recognizing the successful initiatives of the Government of the Republic of Mali through

the establishment of Cultural Missions that carry out research, site management, and

educational programs among local populations at major archaeological sites, the

Government of the United States of America encourages the continuation of such

measures as part of an effort toward sustainable strategies for protecting cultural

resources.

C. The Government of the United States of America recognizes that the Government of the

Republic of Mali has a history of permitting the interchange of archaeological materials

for exhibition and educational purposes to enable public appreciation of and access to

Mali's cultural heritage. The Government of the Republic of Mali agrees to use its best

efforts to encourage further interchange through consideration of accommodating

requests for extended international loans of archaeological material to United States

museums and academic institutions for educational, cultural, and scientific purposes

under circumstances in which such exchange does not jeopardize Mali's cultural

patrimony.

D. As appropriate under existing programs in the public and/or private sectors, the

Government of the United States of America shall use its best efforts to 1) respond to

requests from the Republic of Mali for technical assistance in cultural resource

management and security, and 2) promote professional exchanges to enhance capacity of

the Republic of Mali in exhibition preparation and conservation science.

E. Both Governments shall seek to encourage academic institutions, non-governmental

institutions, and other organizations to cooperate in the interchange of knowledge and

information about the cultural patrimony of the Republic of Mali, and to collaborate in

the preservation and protection of Mali's cultural patrimony through appropriate

technical assistance, training, and resources.

F. The Government of the Republic of Mali shall seek to develop and promote professional

training programs for archaeologists, museum staff, and public institution administrators

responsible for cultural patrimony.

G. The Government of the Republic of Mali shall initiate the work of its authorized interministerial committee to coordinate activities to preserve cultural heritage, strengthen

efforts to reduce the internal sale and export of the restricted antiquities, and sensitize

tour operators and others about the need to protect archaeological sites against looting in

regions such as the Sahara. This inter-ministerial committee and the U.S. Embassy shall

meet once a year to review the status of the Agreement.

H. The Government of the Republic of Mali shall endeavor to strengthen cooperation with

its neighboring states, for the protection of the cultural patrimony of the region.
I. The Government of the Republic of Mali shall seek the cooperation of other nations

where there is a market for illicit Malian archaeological material to reduce the

importation into those countries of such material.

J. The Government of the Republic of Mali shall endeavor to identify and record the

locations of undocumented archaeological sites through field surveys, and to use its best

efforts to protect these sites. The Government of the Republic of Mali shall continue its

registration and monitoring of known archaeological sites.

K. The Government of the Republic of Mali shall develop and maintain a comprehensive

record of reported incidents of looting of archaeological sites. Such record shall include

an indication of the eventual outcome of cases that result in prosecution or penalties.

L. Each Government shall keep the other informed of the effectiveness of the measures

agreed to in this Agreement; reports shall be exchanged in October 2014 to coincide with

an interim review, and in March 2017, should there be a proposal to extend the

Agreement.




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Republic of Mali

Ministry of Culture

Office of the Secretary General

Minister of Culture

No. 0835/MC-SG

Bamako, September 5, 2012

Her Excellency Mary Beth Leonard

Ambassador of the United States of America to Mali

Bamako

do

Mr. Tiernan Coulibaly

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Koulouba

Subject: Extension of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of

America and the Government of the Republic of Mali Concerning the Imposition of

Export Restrictions on Archaeological Material from Mali

Madam Ambassador:

The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Mali presents its compliments to the

Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to acknowledge receipt of Note

No. 110 of August 15, 2012 regarding the Agreement Between the Government of the United

States of America and the Government of the Republic of Mali Concerning the Imposition of

Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from Mali from the Paleolithic Era (Stone

Age) to Approximately the Mid-Eighteenth Century, done at Washington September 19,

1997, as amended and extended (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement"), which reads as

follows:

"The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to

the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Mali and has the honor to refer to the

Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the

Government of the Republic of Mali Concerning the Imposition of Import

Restrictions on Archaeological Material from Mali from the Paleolithic Era (Stone

Age) to Approximately the Mid-Eighteenth Century, done at Washington September

19, 1997, as amended and extended (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement"). The
Embassy, on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, proposes

that, pursuant to Article IV.A of the Agreement, the Agreement be extended for an

additional five-year period.

The Embassy further proposes that, pursuant to Article IV. B of the

Agreement, the Agreement be amended by replacing Article II with the attached

revised Article II.

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Ministry of Culture, the

Embassy proposes that this note, including the attached revised Article II, and the

Ministry's note in reply, shall constitute an agreement to extend and amend the

Agreement, which shall enter into force on the date of your note in reply and shall

take effect on September 19, 2012."

The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Mali has the honor to inform the Embassy

of the United States of America that the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Government

of the Republic of Mali and to confirm that the Note No. 110 and this Note in reply shall

constitute an agreement between our two Governments which shall enter into force on this

date and be effective on September 19, 2012.

[Seal: Ministry of Culture]

[Signature]

Boubacar Hamadou Kebe

Minister of Culture

Attachments:

- Copy of the Note Verbale

- Copy of Draft Article II, as amended

- Copy of the Agreement

Ministry of Culture,

Bamako, September 5, 2012.