COUNTRIES OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION INCLUDE:

	Australia			Japan			Palau
	Bangladesh			Kiribati			Papua New Guinea
	Bhutan			Laos			Peru
	Brunei			Madagascar			Philippines
	Burma (Myanmar)*			Malaysia			Russia
	Cambodia			Maldives			Samoa
	Canada			Marshall Islands			Singapore
	China			Mauritius			Solomon Islands
	Chile			Micronesia			South Korea
	Comoros			Mongolia			Sri Lanka
	Cook Islands			Nauru			Thailand
	Fiji			Nepal			Timor Leste
	French Polynesia**			New Zealand			Tonga
	India			New Caledonia**			Tuvalu
	Indonesia			Niue			Vanuatu
				North Korea *			Vietnam
				Pakistan			United States

* currently not eligible for invitation per U.S. State Department

** Territories of France

 The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is a Department of Defense academic institution providing a forum where current and future, military and civilian leaders from many Asia-Pacific nations gather to enhance Asia-Pacific security cooperation through programs of executive education, professional exchange and policy-relevant research.

Above is a listing of countries in the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility and other countries that are routinely invited to APCSS courses.  Other countries of studies who have attended an APCSS course includes:  Afghanistan, Angola, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chad, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Iraq, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Poland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay

Click here for a listing of countries in the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility