Sec. 304. Engagement of United States diplomatic missions
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Not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each chief of mission to a country of concern should— begin to implement the recommendations contained in the strategic plan required by section 201(a)(3), among other goals, for the country; convene a working group of United States agency officials operating in the country to focus on wildlife crime, including experts in wildlife conservation, law enforcement, criminal justice, transnational organized crime, defense, intelligence, and development; and where appropriate, designate a Wildlife Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, from among existing personnel at the mission, whose role it is— to provide leadership and coordination across United States agency officials operating within that country involved in the working group and with technical, political, and other stakeholders in the government of the country and other community leaders and stakeholders in order to support the recommendations of the strategic plan required by section 201(a)(3), among other goals, to prevent wildlife crime in the country of concern; to share all relevant information about wildlife crime from the country of concern with other Wildlife Anti-Trafficking Coordinators in other missions as well as to the Task Force; and to identify and engage with nongovernmental partners working in the country on these issues to support efforts described in subparagraphs
(A)and (B), including donor partners, conservation organizations, and the private sector.