Jaime Ravinet, who in 2009 was a CHDS Visiting Scholar, has been appointed by Chilean President-elect Sebastian Piñera as that country’s new Minister of Defense. Ravinet previously held the top defense portfolio under the presidency of Ricardo Lagos. In a letter of congratulations to Ravinet …

On December 8, former Ecuadorian and Peruvian Presidents Gustavo Noboa and Alejandro Toledo were featured speakers at the first-ever CHDS international “Executive Defense Management Seminar” (EDMS), held December 7-11, in Washington, DC. The seminar, which includes senior government officials, ministers and vice ministers of defense, …

On September 17, 2009, CHDS officially awarded its third annual William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Defense Education in the institutional category to the Strategic Superior Studies College of El Salvador (CAEE). The award is named after the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, William …

CHDS Director Richard D. Downie announced Wednesday, September 2nd, that the winner of the third annual William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Defense Education in the institutional category is the Strategic Superior Studies College (CAEE) of El Salvador. The winner in the individual category, …

On July 28, Colombia’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, David Rene Moreno Moreno, was the keynote speaker at the opening of the 5th CHDS Sub-Regional Conference (SRC), this time on “Defense and Security Challenges in a Complex Environment: Prospects for Cooperation and Divergence …