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# 08-002 
Feb. 1, 2008

Senior Executives Graduate from Transnational Security Cooperation Course
 

Twenty-four senior leaders graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Senior Executive: Transnational Security Cooperation course Friday.  They are military and civilian leaders representing: ASEAN, Pacific Island Forum, Asian Development Bank, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, United States and Vietnam.

The course is an intensive program for current and future senior regional influencers/leaders; military officers at the one- to four-star level, as well as their civilian equivalents from the Asia-Pacific Region, as well as Canada, Chile and Peru.  Curriculum emphasizes the impact of current and future change in the region, as impacted by regional and global security threats.  Course includes guest speakers, interactive seminar workshop scenarios addressing complicated transnational threats, and discussions with Senior U.S. Pacific Command officials, all intended to share perspectives and further identify cooperative approaches to transnational security issues of common concern.

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The APCSS addresses regional and global security issues, inviting military and civilian representatives of the United States and 45 Asia-Pacific nations to its comprehensive program of courses and conferences, both in Hawaii and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.  The Center supports the U.S. Pacific Command’s objective of developing professional and personal ties among national security establishments throughout the region.  APCSS focuses on a multilateral and multi-dimensional approach to defining and addressing regional security issues and concerns.  The most beneficial result is building relationships of trust and confidence among future leaders and decision-makers within the region.

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