On November 6, a delegation of 110 students, faculty, staff, and leadership from Brazil’s Superior School of Defense (ESD), led by Lieutenant General Carla Lyrio Martins, visited the Perry Center and National Defense University. During the visit, LTG Lyrio Martins and Perry Center Director Dr. 
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On November 5, we had the honor of hosting Ecuador’s Minister of Defense, Gian Carlo Loffredo, along with a delegation that included Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Jaime Vela Erazo and Under Secretary of Defense Brigadier General Frank Landazuri. They were welcomed 
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Announcing the selection of the University of the Armed Forces-ESPE and Brigadier General Werner Guiseppe Kioe A Sen to receive the 2024 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education! Thank you to all who nominated outstanding candidates and for your unwavering 
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On October 29, 2024, Dr. William Godnick, WJPC Dean of Academics, presented his paper on “The Militarization of Public Security in Latin America: Challenges and Obstacles to US Security Cooperation,” in a panel during the three-day conference on Building Lasting Partnerships hosted by the Defense 
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The second Alumni Leaders’ Summit (ALS) took place from September 23-27, 2024, at the Perry Center in Washington, DC, with a focus on the theme “Leadership in a Changing and Diverse World.” The event included case studies, discussions, guest speakers, and interactive group exercises. This 
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On October 17, the Perry Center hosted a delegation of 40 participants from Peru’s Army War College Graduate School (ESGE-EPG). The delegation was led by General Commander Lieutenant General Luis Alberto Rojo, Military Attaché Brigadier General Cesar Andaluz, and Director of the Army War College 
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From October 14 to 16, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies joined US Secretary of the Navy Carlos del Toro at the 16th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) in Mendoza, Argentina, hosted by Minister of Defense Dr. Luis Alfonso 
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From September 23 to September 27, the Perry Center welcomed its inaugural Emerging Leaders Summit (ELS) cohort, consisting of 24 rising security and defense professionals from 13 Latin American countries. The participants were welcomed by Perry Center Director Dr. Paul J. Angelo and Dean of 
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From October 9-10, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies joined the Police of the Province of Cordoba in Argentina to conduct an executive education program focused on the challenges posed by organized crime in the global and Latin American contexts. Perry Center 
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On October 7, the Perry Center welcomed 71 participants from the Joint Military Defense Academy (ADEMIC) of Ecuador, including participants from Ecuador and Brazil. The delegation was led by Colonel José Loaiza Ledesma, Director of ADEMIC, along with Colonel Marco Villacis Batallas, Vice Director of 
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