After a four-year hiatus during the pandemic, World Partnerships was honored to again host this US Department of State Special Initiative gathering of 68 IVLP leaders from 56 countries in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, Central Asia, the Near East and North Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. This three-day series of workshops focused on cooperative efforts in combating transnational crime.

TMSSW is an extraordinary worldwide gathering of professionals who combat transnational criminal organizations, terrorism and cyberwarfare every day, helping make our world safer and more secure.

In collaboration with the St. Petersburg Police Department, our law enforcement partner for TMSSW, World Partnerships brought together local, state, and Federal speakers and panelists from law enforcement, the judiciary, research institutes and US military combatant commands. IVLP visitors also enjoyed a Tampa Bay Rays-New York Yankees baseball game, road the "SunRunner" to the beach, and engaged in a volunteer beach clean-up and community cookout at Fort DeSoto Park. And, it all happened right here in Tampa Bay!