From 12-14 August 2024 Perry Center Visiting Professor Brigadier General (ret.) Juan Carlos Gomez of Colombia supported the US Southern Command’s Human Rights Office in the implementation of a workshop on human rights training and education for the Guatemalan armed forces. Professor Gomez lectured on 
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On 14 August 2024 Perry Center’s Dean of Academic Affairs William Godnick made a virtual presentation on military interventions in Latin America’s prisons to 780 participants in the Joint Defense Military Academy of Ecuador’s academic panel on Strategic Thought in Regional Security. Dr. Godnick shared 
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The Perry Center warmly welcomes Dr. Holly Peirce to the team! Dr. Peirce is a Senior Foreign Service Officer who joins the Center as its first State Department detailee in the position of Associate Director of Outreach and Communications. Dr. Peirce recently graduated with distinction 
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The week of July 22, 2024 the Perry Center conducted a three-day cybersecurity seminar hosted by the Ministry of Defense for members of the executive branch, military, Congress and the private sector in Guatemala as the country designs and debates a new cybersecurity law. Perry 
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On Tuesday, July 23, The William J. Perry Center and Argentina Global co-sponsored a webinar focused on Argentina’s pursuit of becoming a NATO Global Partner. This initiative is part of Argentina’s broader efforts to professionalize and modernize its armed forces. Argentina follows Colombia as the 
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Jose Maria, who graduated from the Defense Governance course in 2023, recently obtained his second doctorate. His thesis was titled “The Constitutional Role of the Armed Forces in Democratic Governance in Paraguay.”
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Javier completed his Master’s degree in Political Science and Comparative Politics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru with the thesis “Training and Education in Security and Defense (2000-2011).
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From July 8 to July 19, 2024, the Perry Center convened 60 participants from 19 countries for the resident phase of two concurrent courses, Strategic Implications of Human Rights and Rule of Law (HR/ROL 2024) and Cyber Policy Development and Artificial Intelligence Applications for Defense 
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Angela earned her Master’s degree in Human Rights Education from Francisco Morazan National Pedagogical University. Her thesis was titled “Perceptions of Human Rights Amongst Third-Year Students of the National Police Academy (ANAPO).”
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German was selected as a member of the Strategic Hub for Organised Crime at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London
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