On September 5, Perry Center Academic Dean Luis Bitencourt presided over an internal farewell event recognizing the contributions of three departing members of the Perry Center team. Drs. Evan Ellis and Luis Kun from the faculty and Ms. Yamile Kahn from the staff received Distinguished 
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On September 3, Perry Center Director Mark Wilkins welcomed Major General Kenrick Maharaj, Chief of Defence Staff of Trinidad and Tobago, to a roundtable discussion preceding the Major General’s induction into the National Defense University (NDU) International Hall of Fame. MG Maharaj is a 2005 
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The purpose of the National Security Planning Workshop (NSPW) was to facilitate a methodology to help the new government develop a new strategic direction and purpose for their national security team, and consider whether a National Security Policy should be adopted. The Perry Center provided 
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On behalf of the Perry Center, we express our condolences to the families and loved ones of Major General Rudy Ortiz, Guatemalan National Defense Chief of Staff, and of the four other passengers of the helicopter crash that occurred on August 20th; General Braulio Mayen, 
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On August 20, a delegation from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) visited the Perry Center for an academic exchange. The delegation included around 50 students and faculty from WHINSEC’s Maneuver Captains Career Course and Command and General Staff Officer Course, and was 
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This year the Perry Center has selected one individual and two institutional awardees for the William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education. Since 2007, the Perry Center (formerly CHDS) has awarded the William J. Perry Award to individuals and institutions to 
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Last week a delegation from the Perry Center visited Uruguay from August 4th through 8th to participate in several activities including NationLab Uruguay 2014 and meetings with the Perry Center alumni association Board of Directors and Perry Center alumni. The NationLab was held at the 
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The Perry Center is proud to announce the publication of Security and Defense Studies Review vol. 16. This volume, in anticipation of a number of regional and sub-regional executive events including the upcoming 11th Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) in Arequipa, 
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On August 1, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Dr. Rebecca Bill Chavez and Perry Center Director Mark Wilkins co-hosted a luncheon with the Guatemalan Ambassador to the United States, Julio Ligorria, and senior US defense policymakers to discuss the defense relationship 
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On July 25, the Perry Center said farewell to two long-serving members and also honored two staff members with civilian service commendation medals for their tireless behind-the-scenes efforts in everything the Center accomplishes. After six-plus years working at the Perry Center as Chief of Operations 
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