On Monday, September 28, students for the Colombian Superior War College’s (ESDEGUE) Military Information Course (CIM) visited the Perry Center for an academic exchange with faculty. This engagement with 53 officers from the administrative and legal corps of the Colombian armed forces was part of 
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On Monday, September 14, students from the Colombian National War College’s (ESDEGUE) command and general staff course (CEM) visited the Perry Center for an academic exchange with faculty. The 34-person delegation included some of the most promising field grade officers in the Colombian armed forces 
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From September 14-18, 2015, the Perry Center is conducting the Washington Security and Defense Seminar for over 80 members of the Latin American defense attaché and diplomatic community. The seminal allows participants to develop their knowledge and understanding of the security and defense environment and 
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On August 17, 2015, Perry Center Director Mark Wilkins and Institutional Relations Coordinator Kara O’Ryan met with Paraguayan Alumni Association members for a full day of meetings and academic discussions including an office call with Paraguayan Minister of Defense Bernadino Soto. At the Ministry of 
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The Perry Center hosted a regional seminar on Combating Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) in the Americas on August 10-14, 2015 in Washington, DC. The seminar convened 57 CTOC practitioners, including 44 foreigners (from Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama) 
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Between August 10 and 14, 2015, the Perry Center is convening 60 participants from 10 countries (Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and the US) for a “Regional Seminar on Combating Transnational Organized Crime in the Americas” in Washington, 
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In mid-July the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense hosted a 1.5-day long conference, part of the Ministry’s continuing implementation of the new defense management system (SIPLAGDE – Sistema Integrado de Planeamiento y Gestión de Defensa), which was designed with the support of the Defense Institution Reform 
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From July 21 to 23, Perry Center Professor Celina Realuyo participated as a guest speaker and panelist at the Fuerzas Mando 2015 Distinguished Visitors Seminar on “The Fight Against Transnational Organized Crime” in Antigua, Guatemala. The seminar brought together 60 senior military and civilian leaders 
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His Excellency David A. Granger, the President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, visited the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and served as special guest speaker at the graduation ceremony for the Caribbean Security and Defense Course (CDSC). The CDSC is a 
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The Inter-American Defense Board is the military advisory branch of the Organization of American States. Vice Admiral Gonzalo Rios Polastri of Peru, Chairman of Delegates, greeted the students and emphasized the important collaborative efforts the Board has developed with its Caribbean partners. Vice Chairman General 
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