STAY CONNECTED Educating, Connecting and Empowering June 2017 D ANIEL K. INOUYE ASIA-P ACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES Phone (808) 971-8981 Fax (808) 971-8920 John A. Gasner Chief, Alumni Division Aloha... from beautiful Hawaii! Thank you so much for all your inputs to our Alumni email newsletter. Left to right: Alan Toh (Singapore) ASC17-1, Thai Alumni and Dr. Cirilo Cristovao (Min of Def Timor-Leste) TSC10-2. Top row: LTC Damit Bakar (Brunei) ASC14-1, Dr. James Boutilier (Canada) SEC99-1 and Commodore Jeff Zwick (Canada) TSC17-1 and Gen Abu Belal Shaful Huq (Chief of Army Bangladesh) TSC12-2. Middle row: Martinho Goncalves ASC11-1 and Domingos Oki (Timor-Leste) ASC14-2 and MG Yoedhi Swastanto (Indonesia) CA13-6. Bottom row: Mr. Jude Lauengco (Philippines) ASC10-1, Nitin Gokhale (India) ASC15-2 and U Thaung Tun (Myanmar). The DKI APCSS Director, James Hartsell, TSC15-1 traveled to Singapore to attend the Shangri-la Dialogue. The Director was very appreciative of the opportunity to meet with the many enthusiastic alumni who also attended.
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STAY CONNECTED
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June 2017
DANIEL K. INOUYEASIA-PACIFIC CENTERFOR SECURITY STUDIESPhone (808) 971-8981Fax (808) 971-8920
John A. GasnerChief,Alumni Division
Aloha...from
beautiful Hawaii!Thank you so much for all yourinputs to our Alumni emailnewsletter.
Left to right: Alan Toh (Singapore) ASC17-1, Thai Alumniand Dr. Cirilo Cristovao (Min of Def Timor-Leste)TSC10-2.
Top row: LTC Damit Bakar (Brunei) ASC14-1, Dr. James Boutilier (Canada) SEC99-1 and Commodore Jeff Zwick (Canada) TSC17-1and Gen Abu Belal Shafiul Huq (Chief of Army Bangladesh) TSC12-2. Middle row: Martinho Goncalves ASC11-1 and Domingos Oki(Timor-Leste) ASC14-2 and MG Yoedhi Swastanto (Indonesia) CA13-6. Bottom row: Mr. Jude Lauengco (Philippines) ASC10-1,Nitin Gokhale (India) ASC15-2 and U Thaung Tun (Myanmar).
The DKI APCSS Director,James Hartsell, TSC15-1traveled to Singapore toattend the Shangri-laDialogue. The Directorwas very appreciative ofthe opportunity to meet
with the many enthusiasticalumni who also attended.
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Former DKI APCSS professor, Dr. Rouben Azizianreturned to the Center to discuss opportunities forengagement between DKI APCSS and the NewZealand Center for Defence and Security Studies,Massey University, where he is the Director.During his visit, Dr. Azizian graciously shared hisknowledge by way of our latest Podcast entitled“Regional Security Architecture.” You may viewor listen to the Podcast at the following link.https://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/dki-apcss-podcasts
Believe it or not! Afternearly 20 years of serviceat DKI APCSS, Mr. TomPatykula finally attendedone of the courses he soenthusiastically supported over the years.He graduated from the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course17-2; and he is now an official DKI APCSS alumnus.Congratulations Tom! Mahalo for your kokua!
Dr. Lori Forman,DKI APCSSDevelopmentAdvisor traveledto Vietnam toexploreopportunities toexpand ourrelationshipwith the Ho
Chi Minh Academy. During her visit,she met with many DKI APCSS alumni.
Azizian
HCMC alumni Vietnam
The Thailand DKI APCSS Alumni Association convened to electnew officials to lead the association and to set goals for substantivemeetings. Taking the lead from General Kasemsak Plooksawat,SEC01-2 as President of the group is General Thanakorn Thongsuk,ASC12-1. Lieutenant General Parinya Chaidilok, EC07-2 replacedVice Admiral Gosun Triyakun, EC98-1 as the Vice President; andColonel Nat Kanchanahoti, CSRT11-1 and CCM17-1 assumes theduties of Secretary, supplanting Ms. Rudiwan Kateluxana, EC03-2.The members plan to host monthly seminars in various settings todiscuss current and emerging security issues. The group also plans tomeet with the DKI APCSS team during the July Disaster Responseworkshop in Bangkok.
Triyakun
News Stories from Alumni:
HCMC alumni Vietnam
Plooksawat
Kanchanahoti
Thongsuk
Kateluxana
Chaidilok
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Captain George Brown (Chile),EC02-3 and TSC14-1, returned toHawaii where he is working on apossible ANEPE-DKI APCSSworkshop.
Larissa Ruban(Russia), EC04-3,participated in aninternationalconference, “Russiaand China: to NewQuality Relations.”She also earned an
Honor from the Union of theFederation of Russia for long-term research work andcooperation.
William Tang(U.S.), EC04-3, published abook entitled“The Bookof War,”
which documents ancientChinese military historyin English. It is availableon Amazon.https://www.amazon.com/Book-War-Chinese-History/dp/1628942924
Major General Anuj Basnyat (Nepal),EC06-1, participated in the “CounteringTransnational Threats Senior ExecutiveSeminar” at the Near East South AsiaCenter for Security Studies inWashington D.C.
Major General (Ret) A.N.M.Muniruzzaman (Bangladesh),SEC06-2, was invited as a KeynoteSpeaker at the Inaugural Ceremony ofthe 5th China - South Asia and SouthEast Asia Think Tank Forum in
Kunming, China. For more information, use this link:http://www.bipss.org.bd
Colonel Susilo Adi Purwantoro(Indonesia), SSTR06-2, was selected toattend the Defense ResourcesManagement Course at the NavalPostgraduate School in Monterey,California.
Rear Admiral A.S.M. Abdul Baten(Bangladesh), EC07-2, is ViceChancellor of the Banabandhu SheikMujibur Rahman Maritime Universityin Bangladesh.http://www.bsmrmu.edu.bd/
Renato De Castro (Philippines),AS15-1, is in Tokyo as a visitingresearch fellow in the Japan Institute ofInternational Affairs. Click the link toreview his latest articles.
https://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/apcss-alumni-group/alumni-opinion-articles
Major Dan Mpanga (Uganda),CSRT15-1, was selected to attend hisSenior Command and Staff College.
Mr. Paul Heintz (U.S.), CSRT15-1,traveled to Bhutan and Nepal.
Ray Tsuchiyama (U.S.), SEAPOC15-1,recently wrote an article entitled “TheStrategic Importance for the UnitedStates of the Middle East vis-à-vis Asia-Pacific Region—A HistoricalPerspective.”
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/strategic-importance-united-states-middle-east-region-tsuchiyama
Purwantoro
Baten
De Castro
Mpanga
Tsuchiyama
Tang
Basnyat
Basnyat
Brown
Heintz
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Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) JamesRickard (U.S.), EC00-1, is theAssistant Chief of Staff G-2, U.S. ArmyTank, Automotive and ArmamentsCommand at the Detroit Arsenal.
Colonel Tim Martinez (U.S.), JEC05-3and ASC16-1, returned from a one-yearassignment in Qatar as the hospitalcommander. He is now assigned to HQPacific Air Forces as Chief, MedicalPlans and Operations Division.
Carlos Lozano (Philippines),CSRT06-1, was promoted as PoliceChief Superintendent and posted as theDeputy Regional Director forAdministration, Police Regional Office13, Camp Rodriguez, Butuan City,Philippines.
Police Deputy Director GeneralEmelito Sarmiento (Philippines)CSRT07-1, retired from the PhilippineNational Police and is working asSecurity Consultant of YuchengcoGroup of Companies and ARMSCORPhilippines.
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) David E.Hurley (U.S.), APOC07-3, retired fromthe U.S. Army.
Demberelnyam Baasansuren(Mongolia), CCM09-1, completed aMaster’s Degree on Climate Change atthe Australian National University. Hewas also promoted to major andappointed Director for Disaster RiskManagement in the NationalEmergency Management Agency.
Rear Admiral Aurelio Rabusa(Philippines), ASC11-1, retired fromthe Armed Forces of the Philippines;and he now works as Security andAsset Management DepartmentManager at the San MiguelCorporation.
Janaka Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka),ASC11-2, was promoted to aircommodore and appointed CommandRecruiting Officer of Sri Lanka AirForce.
Captain Tom Stuhlreyer (U.S.),APOC13-1, was selected asCommander of the U.S. Coast GuardSector Lake Michigan.
Captain Marc Stegman (U.S.),APOC13-2, retired from the U.S.Coast Guard.
Michael Minihan (U.S.),SEAPOC14-1, was promoted to majorgeneral and transferred to U.S. ForcesKorea.
Commander Andrew Collier (U.S.),APOC14-1, retired from the U.S. Navy.
Shiv Shanker Sharma (India),ASC14-1, was promoted to air vicemarshal and posted to Air HeadquartersNew Delhi.
Promotions and Position Changes:
Martinez
Sarmiento
Baasansuren
Rabusa
Amerasinghe
Stuhlreyer
Stegman
Minihan
Collier
Sharma
Rickard
Hurley
Lozano
Major General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum(Pakistan), TSC14-1, is Commander,Frontier Corps in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Mohamed Abdo Derhem Ahmed(Yemen), CSRT14-1, was promoted tocaptain and appointed OperationsOfficer in a special operations securitybattalion.
Ale Ituau (Samoa), ASC14-2, is theOfficer in Charge of the Samoa PoliceSpecial Events Coordination Unit.
Ms. Omobolane Sabiu (Nigeria),CSRT15-1, was promoted as AssistantChief Defence Intelligence Officer atthe Defence Intelligence Agency,Nigeria.
Ms. Yam Kumari Khatiwada (Nepal),CSRT15-1, was promoted as Secretaryof the Government of Nepal and postedto the National InformationCommission.
Colonel Richard Ellis (U.S.),APOC15-2, is Chief of Staff for the8th Theater Sustainment Command, FortShafter, Hawaii.
Anjum
Ahmed
Ituau
Sabiu
Khatiwada
Ellis
DKI APCSS Professor, Dr. Alex Vuvingpublished an article in The NationalInterest magazine entitled “WhatVietnam Can Offer America.”http://apcss.org/dr-alex-vuving-publishes-an-article-entitled-what-
vietnam-can-offer-america/
Associate Professor Deon Canyonco-authored a paper entitled“Identification and Control of anIsolated, but Intense Focus ofLymphatic Filariasis on SatawalIsland, Federated States of Micronesia,
in 2003.”http://apcss.org/associate-professor-canyon-co-authors-new-paper/
A military professor at DKI APCSS,Commander Jonathan Odompublished a new OpEd in The Diplomat,entitled “Merely Avoiding Conflict inthe South China Sea Is Not GoodEnough.”
http://apcss.org/managing-south-china-sea-disputes-through-ways-that-are-both-practical-and-rules-based/
The following links may provide you some usefulinformation: APCSS Public Website
FOLLOW:
“What to Expect from the First Moon-Trump Summit”http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=787
“All Aboard the Belt and Road Initiative? Not sofast…?https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/all-aboard-belt-and-road-initiative-not-so-fast
“Allied Energy Security: The Role of U.S. Oil andLNG Exports in U.S. Relations with Japan and SouthKorea”http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=781
“The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at 20:Celebrating Decline?”http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=788
“The Upcoming Cambodian Election and U.S.-Cambodian Ties under the Trump Administration”http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=779
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Vuving
Canyon
Odom
On June 23, 2017, 148 Fellows graduated from theAsia-Pacific Orientation Course17-2.http://apcss.org/148-fellows-gain-an-expanded-understanding-of-regional-issues-in-apoc-17-2/
The Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorismcourse CSRT17-1 will begin July 13, 2017.
DKI APCSS Courses:
From July 18-20, 2017, together with the S. Rajaratnam School ofInternational Studies, DKI APCSS will co-host the multinational workshopon “Disaster Response Regional Architectures in Bangkok, Thailand.
DKI APCSS will host a workshop in Hawaii, Aug 29-Sep 1, 2017 focusingon National Security Coordination in Southeast Asia.
Future Workshop Events:
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Lieutenant ColonelBenjamin Hwang(U.S.), ASC14-2The HonorableMohammed JanRumi (U.S.),SEAPOC16-1Dr. RoubenAzizian (U.S. andNew Zealand),multiple courses
Colonel (Ret) CliffordChen (U.S.), ASC16-2Commander (Ret)Andrew Collier (U.S.), APOC14-1Mr. Chun-Nan Chiang (Taiwan), SEC02-2Captain Alex Sung (Taiwan), APOC17-1Lieutenant Colonel Bryan Yuan (Taiwan), ASC13-1Mr. Chow Wallace (Taiwan), SEAPOC16-1Please read more at the following link:https://globalnetplatform.org/apcss/apcss-alumni-group
Alumni Visitors to DKI APCSS
Rumi
6 July........................ Comoros Independence Day7 July ........... Solomon Islands Independence Day9 July............................... Palau Constitutional Day11 July...........Mongolia National Revolution Day12 July.........................Kiribati Independence Day14 July....................................... French Bastille Day20 July..................... Colombia Independence Day26 July ......................Maldives Independence Day28 July.............................. Peru Independence Day30 July.........................Vanuatu Independence Day
On behalf of all the APCSS 'Ohana', both here inHawaii and throughout our region, we would like toextend our warmest wishes and congratulations on thisspecial occasion for your country. We hope the futurefinds continued peace and security for all yourfamilies, your country and our shared neighborhood inthe Asia-Pacific region:1 July...................................................... Canada Day4 July.................United States Independence Day
National Days in July:
Azizian
CollierChen
Hwang
Sung, Chiang, Wallace and Yuan
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