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	<title>Strategic Implications of Chinas Evolving Relationship with Latin America</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and Brookings Institution host conferenceon "Strategic Implications of China's Evolving Relationship with Latin America"
On November 6, 2009, the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS), in partnership with The Brookings Institution, conducted a day-long conference on the "Strategic Implications of China's Evolving Relationship with Latin America." The conference was attended by more than 220 persons, representing a diverse range of audiences, from U.S. governme ]]></description>
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	<title>El Salvadors Strategic Superior Studies College CAEE recieves 3nd annual CHDS William J Perry Award</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[On&nbsp;September 17, 2009, the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (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 (Colegio de Altos Estudios Estrategicos/CAEE) of El Salvador. The award is named after the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, William J. Perry, whose vision resulted in the founding of CHDS.
CAEE Director and Gen. (Ret.) Omar Vaquerano and CHDS Director Dr. Richard D ]]></description>
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	<title>DASD Frank Mora Kicks Off Seminar On Civilian Careers in Defense and Security</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[On September 15th, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Frank Mora was the keynote speaker at a three-day conference on "Civilian Careers for Defense Professionals" co-sponsored by his office and the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Frank Mora.
Mora told the group of 93 government officials, academicians and other specialists from around the hemisphere that the issue of trengthening civilian roles a ]]></description>
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	<title>Press Release  winner of 3nd annual CHDS William J Perry Award</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;





For immediate release:&nbsp;September 3, 2009&nbsp;

Contact: Martin Edwin AndersenAndersenm@ndu.edu(202) 685-4666
The Strategic Superior Studies College of El Salvador named winner of 3nd annual CHDS William J. Perry Award
Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (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 Studie ]]></description>
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	<title>CHDS 5th SubRegional Conference Ends on High Note of Cooperation</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies concluded its 5th Sub-Regional Conference (SRC) in Cartagena, Colombia on July 31. The theme of this year’s SRC was the “Challenges in Security and Defense in a Complex Political Environment: Prospects for Cooperation and Divergence in South America.” 
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Former U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow address SRC luncheon, as CHDS Director Dr. Richard D. Downie looks on.
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The conference drew a total of 150 participants from 20 regional nations, USA, Spain, an ]]></description>
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	<title>Colombian Military Forces Chief of Joint Staff Adm David Moreno Kicks Off Subregional Conference</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[On July 28, Colombian Admiral David René Moreno Moreno was the featured speaker at the inauguration of the 5th CHDS Sub-Regional Conference (SRC), this one on “Defense and Security Challenges in a Complex Environment: Prospects for Cooperation and Divergence in South America,” held in historic Cartagena.
In his prepared remarks, Moreno noted the enormous progress the government of President Alvaro Uribe’s democratic security program brought to his country in just seven years. Moreno emphasized the fact the ]]></description>
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	<title>Press Release  New Academic Dean at National Defense Universitys Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[



For immediate release: July 24, 2009&nbsp;

Contact: Martin Edwin AndersenAndersenm@ndu.edu(202) 685-4666&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;& ]]></description>
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	<title>CHDS National Security Strategy Workshop in Belize July 2009</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[CHDS Director Dr. Richard D. Downie (left), presents a certificate of participation in the CHDS National Security Strategy Workshop in Belize to Brig Gen. Dario Tapia, Commander of the Belize Defense Force, while Ambassador Lawrence Sylvester, Special Assistant to the Minister of National Security, looks on. 

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The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) conducted a three-day workshop to assist the Belizean government in implementing its National Security Strategy in early July in Belize City ]]></description>
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	<title>CHDS Peruvian Alumnus Wins High Honors For Promoting Postive Workplace Values</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[
CHDS Alumnus Julia Caballero Vizcarra congratulated for her public service by Peruvian President Alan Garcia.
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Julia Caballero Vizcarra, a graduate of the October 2006 Strategy and Defense Policy course, was honored on June 6 as one of the two most valued public servants who promote the positive values in the work place, by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Peru. Caballero Vizcarra, a career public servant who has worked in the defense sector since 1993, is the director of the Office o ]]></description>
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	<title>CHDS hosts USChile Defense Consultative Commission</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[On Friday, the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies hosted the US-Chile Defense Consultative Commission during its visit to the National Defense University (NDU).

The event included a tour of CHDS as well of a briefing by Director Richard D. Downie for Chilean Under Secretary of War Gonzalo Garcia and Undersecretary of the Navy Carolina Echeverria, as well as other civilian and military defense staff. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Frank Mora and Brig. General Davi ]]></description>
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