The International Fellows Program at the National Defense University exists to provide professional military education to senior military officers and defense officials from allied and friendly nations. In May 2000, NDU instituted and dedicated an International Fellows Hall of Fame to honor graduates of the Program, who, after completing their studies at NDU, achieved particular distinction in the armed forces and governments of their own countries, or in multinational forces and organizations.

Eligibility for installation in the Hall of Fame is based on the Fellows having attained the highest levels of service in their countries' equivalent of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a member of the cabinet equating to Secretary of Defense or State, or the Secretary of a military service, in the United States . Another qualifying achievement is service at a comparable level of responsibility in a multinational force or organization. A key standard in assessing achievement is indication of enduring military, diplomatic, or humanitarian contribution to international peace and stability.

Current members of the Hall of Fame

• General Lojas Fodor, Commander, Hungarian Defense Forces and Chief of Defense Staff, Hungary, National War College Class of 1996
• Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Mahfoudh Al-Ardi, Commander, Royal Air Force Oman, National War College Class of 1992
• General Dato' Seri Ismail bin Hassan, Chief of Army , Malaysia , 1997, National War College Class of 1987
• General Carlos Maria Zabala, Chief of Armed Forces, Joint Staff, Argentina, National War College Class of 1987
• Lieutenant General Czeslaw Piatas, Chief of the General Staff, of the Polish Armed Forces, National War College Class of 1999
• Admiral Christopher Barrie, Chief of Defense Forces, Australia , National War College Class of 1987
• Lieutenant General Edward Pietrzyk, Commander-in-chief of the Polish Land Forces, National War College Class of 1998
• General Carlos Alberto Ospina Ovalle, Commander, Colombian Army, National War College Class of 1994
• Lieutenant General Ryszard Olszewski, Chief of Air and Air Defense Forces Poland, National War College class of 2001
• Lieutenant General Svein Ivar Hansen, Chief of Defense Staff, Deputy Chief of Defense, Norwegian Armed Forces, Industrial College of the Armed Forces Class of 1997
• Lieutenant General Daniel Opande, United Nations Forces Commander, United Nations Operation Ivory Coast, National Defense University Class of 1987
• Lieutenant General Gheorghe Catrina, Chief of Staff, Romanian Air Force, Industrial College of the Armed Forces Class of 2001
• Major General Michael Atherly, Chief of Staff, Guyana Defence Force Industrial College of the Armed Forces Class of 1999
• General (Retired) Lamin Cisse, Representative to the United Nations Secretary General and Executive Director of the United Nations Office in Central Africa Republic, National Defense University Class of 1993
• Lieutenant General Pavel Stefka, Chief of the General Staff, Armed Forces of Czech Republic, National War College Class of 1999
• Brigadier General (Retired) Wilson Boinett, Director of Kenya's National Intelligence Service, National Defense University Class of 1991
• Major General Olli-Matti Multamäki, Chief of the Finnish Army, National War College Class of 1994
• Lieutenant General Martin Agwai, Chief of the Army Staff, Nigeria, Industrial College of the Armed Forces Class of 2000
• General Franciszek Gagor, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, National War College Class of 2002
• Brigadier General Roberto Efrain Rodriguez Giron, Commander of the Guatemalan Air Force, ICAF Class of 2002

The education for International Fellows is a three-part program, composed of summer indoctrination, academics and field studies. During the field studies component, the International Fellows visit more than twenty states to better learn and understand the United States and its culture. More information on the International Fellows Program can be found at: http://www.ndu.edu/if/default.htm