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On March 27, 2017, DKI APCSS Director, James “Ham- Alumni Association mer” Hartsell, and faculty, Dr. Alfred Oehlers, attended a reception in Bang- celebrates 10th Anniversary kok to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the founding of the Thailand DKI APCSS Alumni Association. More than 50 guests were present for the oc- casion. Speakers at the event included U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Mr. Glyn T. Davies (SEC06-3) and Hartsell (TSC15-1), and Honorary President of the Thai Alumni Associa- tion, General (ret.) Kasemsak Plook- sawat (SEC01-2). In recognition of their many years of commitment and support for the Association, Certificates of Apprecia- tion were presented to Ms. Rudiwan Kateluxana (EC03-2), Vice (ret.) Goson Triyakun (EC98-1), Po- lice Dirutdevan Mangalavach (ASC14-2 & CSRT17-1), Colonel Nat Kanchanahoti (CSRT11-1 & CCM17- Honorary President of the Thai Alumni Association, General (ret.) Kasemsak Plooksawat 1), and General (ret.) Kasemsak Plo- greets attendees at the 10th Anniversary celebration event. oksawat (SEC02-1). (See photo on page 3) Congratulations to our Thai Alumni on this occasion, and we look forward to commemorating with them on fu- ture milestones!

More 50 guests attended the Thailand DKI APCSS Alumni Association 10th Anniverary event. There are 367 DKI APCSS alumni from Thailand to date.

Lt. Gen. Parinya Chaidilok, Maj. Gen. Nothapol Boonngam, Amb. Glyn Davies, Maj Gen Hartsell, Police Colonel Akarapol Punyopashtambha. 30 CURRENTS Summer 2017 Alumni News Alumni Associations

Afghanistan PROMOTIONS Cameroon American Samoa Onana Essomba Emmanuel, ASC10- 2, was promoted to . Bangladesh Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia* ASC10-2, was Cameroon Md. Sirajul Haider, Chile promoted as Additional Secretary, Canada Ministry of Agriculture. Gustavo Trejo, CCM14-1, was Chile promoted to colonel. China Colombia Mahbub Khan, ASC13-1, was Comoros ** promoted to air . Cook Islands Fiji Nizamuddin Ahmed, EC01-3, was Dinesh Joshi, ASC12-1, was Guam promoted to admiral and appointed promoted to general. Hong Kong Chief of Naval Staff, Bangladesh India Shiv Shanker Sharma, ASC14-1, was Indonesia Navy. Iraq promoted to . Jordan Cambodia Kazakhstan Indonesia Sothy Yin, ASC11-1, was promoted to Lao PDR Gregorius Agun W.D, EC05-1, Lebanon major general. Madagascar** was promoted to First Admiral and Prasath Chhorn, ASC15-2, was appointed Director of Training and Maldives promoted to brigadier general and Education. Marshall Islands appointed Deputy Director of Internal Mauritius** Security Department. Micronesia ...continued on next page Mongolia Mozambique PACOM meets DKI APCSS Nepal New Zealand alumni in Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Peru Republic of Korea Russia & Far East Russia Samoa Singapore Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Tonga In December 2016, Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. , Commander, U.S. Pacific Tuvalu Command, met with alumni at a DKI APCSS alumni association gathering in Vanuatu Sri Lanka. Admiral Harris visited Sri Lanka November 27-29 to attend the Galle Dialogue 2016 maritime security conference and meet with senior government U.S. (D.C. & ) and military leaders. DKI APCSS’s Major Gen. James “Hammer” Hartsell, Dr. * Informal Justin Nankivell and. Shyam Tekwani were also in attendance. ** Joint alumni association with the Africa Center

www.apcss.org 31 Alumni news Papua New Guinea Dalos Umul, ASC14-2, was promoted Edward Simarmata, ASC14-2, to and appointed was promoted to Chief Judge Lubuk Director of Military Intelligence. Pakam District Court. Philippines Japan , ASC10-2, was Jun Nagashima, TSC15-1, was promoted to brigadier general. promoted to and appointed , Air Staff Ted Herbosa, ORA15-2, was College. promoted as Executive Vice President of the University of the Philippines System. Kenya Johana Tonui, CCM08-2, was Jose Abano, TSC09-1, was promoted promoted as Commissioner of Police. to . Birender Singh Dhanoa, EC00- Rommel Galang, ASC12-1, was Korea 1, was promoted to air chief promoted to commodore. Ryu Youngkwan, EC05-2, was marshal and appointed as India’s Chief of Air Force. Carlos Lozano, CSRT06-1, promoted to major general. was promoted as Police Chief Superintendent. Laos Mongolia Kenechanh Phommachack, Solomon Islands CSRT08-1, was promoted to lieutenant Demberelnyam Baasansuren, CCM09-1, was promoted to major David Wate, ASC16-2, was promoted colonel and appointed Director as Chief Superintendent of police. General. and appointed Director for Disaster Risk Management in the National Thongkhan Sysouphanthong, Emergency Management Agency. Sri Lanka CSRT09-1, was promoted to lieutenant Jeewaka R. Kulatunga, TSC12-1, colonel and appointed Deputy Director Myanmar was promoted to major general. General, Interpol Department. Ne Moe Thet, CCM16-1, was Ganegama Perera, CA17-1, was Boualay Khounthep, CSRT09-2, was promoted to brigadier general and promoted to major general and promoted to lieutenant colonel. chief of the Myanmar Maritime Police. appointed Commander of the Gajaba Khamlek Sengphachanh, CCM11- Nepal Regiment. 1, was promoted to colonel and Gaurab Tandul, CSRT04-1 and P.D.K.T. Jayasinghe, CSRT06-2, was appointed Director General, Air Force ASC16-2, was promoted to major promoted as air vice marshal. Department. general. Waruna Gunawardhane, CCM09-1, Souksamay Xayyaseng, ASC14-3, Ms. Yam Kumari Khatiwada, was promoted to . was promoted to major. CSRT15-1, was promoted as Secretary of the Government of Nepal. Janaka Amerasinghe, ASC11-2, was Malaysia promoted to air commodore. Dato’ Suhaimi Hj Mohd Zuki, TSC15- Nigeria 1, was promoted to lieutenant general. Ms. Omobolane Sabiu, CSRT15- Taiwan 1, was promoted as Assistant Chief Chen-An David Liu, CCM09-1, was Defence Intelligence . promoted as Section Chief, Mainland Affairs Council.

32 CURRENTS Summer 2017 Thailand Nattawut Sabyeroop, EC02-3, Alumni of Year Awards was promoted to major general and assigned as Director, Peace Operations Center.

Parinya Chaidilok, EC07-2, was promoted to lieutenant general.

Pongthep Nhuthep, TSC14-1, was promoted to Admiral and designated as the Deputy Permanent Secretary for Defense.

Kurkrit Chaisirikul, CCM10-1, was promoted as Chief, Customs Control Sub-.

Suparuk Chailangkarn, CSRT06-1, was promoted to major general in the police force.

Indhanoudh Rattanakarn, CSRT06- On April 7, 2017, Maj. Gen. James “Hammer” Hartsell, USMC (Director of DKI APCSS) 2, was promoted to colonel. presented Captain Ko Ko Kyaw (Myanmar, ASC14-3) of the Royal Myanmar Navy with the 2016 Alumni of the Year Award. His award reflected his successful Fellows’ Project of improving his country’s peacekeeping operations through a comprehensive training Chesta Jaipam, ASC11-2, was reform. Additionally, Captain Kyaw presented his Fellows’ Project for the Fellows of ASC promoted to . 17-1.

Thikhamporn Kaewkao, ASC14-2, was promoted to major general in the police force.

Krisada Sastravaha, ASC15-2, was promoted to .

Somying Rattanasookchit, ASC16-1, was promoted to lieutenant colonel.

U.S. Mark Crosby, APOC11-2, was promoted to brigadier general.

Rula Deisher, APOC16-1, was promoted to commander.

Michael Minihan, SEAPOC14-1, The Republic of Korea DKI APCSS Alumni Association was honored as the 2016 DKI was promoted to major general. APCSS Alumni Association of the Year. The Korean alumni group led by Ambassador (Ret.) Jaebum Kim has always been supportive of DKI APCSS visits and workshops in Korea. Additionally, the alumni group supported the partnership between the Korean Yemen Defense University and DKI APCSS. The Korean alumni association is also support- ing the DKI APCSS alumni event associated with the Mobile Asia-Pacific Orientation Mohamed Abdo Derhem Ahmed, Course in Seoul, Korea in Sept 2017. Congratulations to the Korea DKI APCSS Alumni CSRT14-1, was promoted to captain. Association! ...continued on next page

www.apcss.org 33 ASEAN Laos Adelina Kamal, SEC08-1, is the POSITION CHANGES His Excellency Alounkeo Deputy Executive Director of the Kittikhoun, SEC08-2, was appointed ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Brig. Gen. Mao Pov, ASC11-1, Minister within the Prime Minister’s Humanitarian Assistance. was appointed Deputy Interventions Office. 1. Major Thanousinh Thepphavong, Australia ASC13-1, was appointed Deputy Ms. Anita Lewan, APOC09-3, is Chile Chief, Accounting Division, Main Director, Singapore, Malaysia, the Eugenio Dela Cerda R., CSRT15- Power Department. Philippines, Brunei and Five Power 1, is Senior Security Advisor to the Lt. Col. Saysaveng Phommatha, Defence Arrangements, International Antofagasta Minerals Company. Policy Division. CA13-4, was appointed Deputy Francisco Fierro, EC05-1, is Director General, Health Care working in the DHL supply chain as Department. Bangladesh the Security Manager for Chile and Mr. Keovilay Vorasane, ASC14-1, Ms. Shanchita Haque, ASC14-2, is Argentina. was appointed Deputy Chief, ASEAN Counsellor for the Permanent Mission Political Division. of Bangladesh to the United Nations. China Chanthone Heuangkhamxay, Air Vice Marshal Mahmud Hussain, Zhiyong Hu, ASC12-2 and CSRT16- ASC15-1, was appointed Deputy SEC08-1, was appointed High 1, is a professor at the Institute for Director General, Interpol Department. Commissioner of Bangladesh to International Studies of Shanghai Brunei. Academy of Social Sciences. He is Lt. Col. Phayvanh Sitthichanh, also a professor at Shanghai Maritime CCM15-1, was appointed Deputy Additional Deputy Police University. Director General, Foreign Relations Commissioner Abdul Mannan, Department, Ministry of Public CSRT15-1, is working in the Security. Bangladesh Counter Terrorism Unit. India Joint Secretary Alok Dimri, Mr. Vilatsone Visonnavong, Bhutan CSRT08-2, was posted to the Foreign CSRT12-1, was posted to the United Office in New Delhi. Nations as a First Secretary. Karma Tshering, EC06-2, is working as part of the United Nations mission in Darfur, Sudan. Indonesia Lebanon Colonel Susilo Adi Purwantoro, Colonel Camille El Kozah, CSRT14- Canada SSTR06-2, was appointed Middle 1, was appointed Commander of the Analyst of Planning Construction Engineering Regiment in the Lebanese Lt. Gen. Christine Whitecross, Section at the Construction Centre of Army Forces. SEAPOC14-1, was selected as the Defense Facility Agency. Commandant of the NATO Defense College. Maldives Iraq Ismail Naveen, CCM14-1, was Cmdr. Corey Bursey, APOC16-1, is CSRT16- appointed Head of Forensic Service Assistant Naval Advisor, Canadian Brig. Gen. Bakr Abdullah, 1, was appointed Commander of the Directorate, Maldives Police Force. High Commission to London. 3rd Military academy in the north of Iraq. Cambodia Mongolia Zorigt Erdenechuluun, ASC16-1, General Vuth Khun, SEC06-3, is Japan is working to establish a think tank Under Secretary of State, Ministry of as a non-governmental organization National Defense. Rear Admiral Tomohiko Madono, EC06-2, was appointed Superintendent (NGO). of Maritime Officer Candidate School. 34 CURRENTS Summer 2017 Philippines Colonel Francis D. Alaurin, ASC16- Adelina Kamal, 1, is the Assistant Chief of the Office SEC08-1, then Deputy for Strategic Studies of the Philippine Executive Director of the Armed Forces. ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Police Senior Superintendent Carlos Assistance and now Lozano, CSRT06-1, was reassigned as Director, speaks to CCM17-1 Fellows. Acting Deputy Regional Director for Administration.

John Vistal, CCM14-1, was appointed Director General of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council.

Banzragch Odonjil, EC04-2, was Eaknarayan Aryal, CCM10-1, was Ananda Devi Domingo-Almase, appointed Minister Counselor at the appointed Consul General in Kolkata, ASC12-1, published a paper Mongolian Embassy in Britain. India. entitled “Diplomatic Engagement and Negotiated Agreement Ms. Vasha Oyu, EC99-1, was Retired Brig. Gen. Suresh Sharma, between Philippines and China: A appointed Minister Counsellor at the EC06-3, was designated Executive Constructive-Realistic Approach in Permanent Mission of Mongolia in Director, Nepal Institute for Strategic Post-Arbitration” Geneva. Studies. Lt. Gen. , EC08-2, Col. Asha Bahadur Tamang, was appointed Chief of Army. Myanmar CCM08-3, is working for the United Khine Chit, ASC13-1, is Advisor on Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Quennie Raagas, ASC16-1, is Strategic Planning and Functional heading the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster in the Management at the National New Zealand Reconciliation and Peace Center. Office of the Cabinet Secretary. Steven Hancock, CA13-3 and CA14- 1, is Air Advisor to the New Zealand Dr. Reynaldo Guioguio, CA13-4, is Nepal High Commission in Canberra. a professor at the University of the Lok Bahdur Thapa, ASC14-2, was Philippines. appointed Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan Benelux and the European Union. Col. Maxima Ignacio, ASC12-2, was Maj. Gen. Nadeem Ahmed Anjum, appointed of the Shailendra Khanal, CSRT09-1, TSC14-1, is Commander, Frontier Armed Forces of the Philippines. was selected as Additional Inspector in Balochistan, Pakistan. General of Armed Police Force, Nepal. Rodrigo De Gracia, EC07-1, is working as the Chief of Staff for Nirmal Raj Kafle, ASC15-1, was Papua New Guinea Senator Joseph Ejercito. assigned as the Deputy Permanent Lucy Bogari, CA13-6, was appointed Representative of Nepal to the United High Commissioner to Fiji. Samoa Nations. Ale Ituau, ASC14-2, is the Officer in Jhabindra Aryal, EC05-2, was Peru Charge of the Samoa Police Special appointed Ambassador Extraordinary Augusto Freyre, CSRT07-1, was Events Coordination Unit. and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to the selected as Ambassador of Peru to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Dominican Republic. Chiranjibi Bhandari, CCM13-1, ...continued on next page was selected as assistant professor, Tribhuvan University. www.apcss.org 35 Apirat Sugondhabhirom, EC00-2, 2017 Hawaii Women Making History POSITION CHANGES is the Charge d’ affaires of the Royal awards. Thai Embassy in New Delhi, India. Cmdr. William Brewer, JEC05-3, Ms. Pensom Lertsithichai, ASC11- is Assistant Professor of Nautical Solomon Islands 1, is Minister Counsellor and Deputy Science at the U.S. Merchant Marine Chief of Mission to the Royal Thai Academy. Leslie Mason, EC02-2, is the Security Embassy in Helsinki, Finland. Manager for the Solomon Breweries Colonel Richard Ellis, APOC15-2, Limited. Vijavat Isarabhakdi, TSC12-2, is Chief of Staff for the 8th Theater was posted in Ottawa as Thailand’s Sustainment Command, Fort Shafter, Ambassador to Canada. Hawaii. Sri Lanka Gagan Captain Chaiyonk Khunta, Captain Tom Stuhlreyer, APOC13- Bulathsinghala, EC05-1, was CSRT13-1, is the Thai Naval Attaché 1, is Commander of the U.S. Coast appointed Ambassador to Afghanistan. in Washington D.C. Guard Sector Lake Michigan.

Amaradasa Weesinghe, EC02-2, was Colonel Tim Martinez, JEC05-3 and appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law, U.S. ASC16-1, is Chief, Medical Plans and General Sir John Kotalawela Defense Ambassador Joseph Yun, EC04- Operations Division at HQ Pacific Air University. 3, was appointed Special Envoy for Forces. and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan and Korea. Retired Lt. Col. James Rickard, Taiwan EC00-1, is the Assistant Chief of Staff Captain Joseph Chiou, APOC13- Rene Nijenhuis, CCM14-1, is on G-2, U.S. Army Tank, Automotive and 2, SEAPOC14-2 and ASC16-1, was temporary assignment in Baghdad, Armaments Command at the Detroit selected as Chief of N2, Taiwan Navy Iraq as deputy head of our OCHA Arsenal. Headquarters. office.

Major Richard Chen, APOC15-1, is Ukraine Thailand stationed with the 8th U.S. Army in Colonel Andrii Bilenkyi, TSC11-1, Paisit Boonparlit, EC05-2, is the Korea. was appointed as Defense Attaché Director for International Economic Embassy of Ukraine in Tehran. ASC16-1, was Policy at the Department of Don Sheehan, appointed Chief of Staff, Office of International Economics, Ministry of the Special Presidential Envoy for Vietnam Foreign Affairs. Hostage Affairs at the Department of Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, Colonel Pannawat Boonchai, EC08- State in Washington D.C. EC04-2, was appointed Assistant 1, is the Thailand Defense Attaché to Foreign Minister of Vietnam , SEAPOC14-1, is South Africa. Wayne Ulman and Vietnam’s Representative to Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst UNESCO’s Executive Board in Paris. Chatupot Piyamputra, ASC11-2, is for Strategic Forces at the Strategic Ranong Governor, Thailand Command. Ambassador Chi Huu Pham, EC99- 2, is Director General of the Americas Tanee Sangrat, TSC15-2, is the Special Agent Craig Reistad, JEC05- Department. Consul General in Los Angeles, 3, was assigned to the U.S. Embassy California. Seoul Korea as the U.S. Olympic Vu Kien Trung, CCM13-1, is a Security Coordinator for the 2018 Researcher at the Research Institute of Rear Admiral Chusak Chupaitoon, Winter Olympics. Disaster and Environments (RIDES). EC05-1, is Chief Staff Officer to Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Lt. Col. Jason Berdou, CCM12-1, is Dinh Huong, ASC16-2, was Fleet. Commander of the 21st TSC, STB in appointed High-Level Judge by the Kaiserslautern, . President of Vietnam.

Brig. Gen. Suzanne P. Vares-Lum, 36 CURRENTS Summer 2017 TSC16-2, was recently honored at the Maj. Gen. Sonny Commodore Gilbert RETIREMENTS Prasetyo, CSRT05-1, Rueras, EC08-2, retired retired from the Army from military service. Cambodia and is currently working Mr. Keo Chhea, in the Indonesian TSC11-1, retired from the Freeport Company in Timika, Papua New Brig. Gen. Henry ASEAN Secretariat and is ASC10-1, Guinea. Sabarre, working as Dean, Techo retired from the military. Hun Sen School of Government and International Nepal Relations. Additional Inspector Police Deputy Director General Surendra Shah, General Emelito Chile ASC10-2, retired from the Sarmiento, CSRT07-1, Felipe Garcia-Huidobro, Nepal National Police. retired from the Philippine ASC11-2, retired from the National Police and is Chilean Navy and is now working as a Security Consultant. working as the Head of New Zealand Outreach & Public Affairs Rear Admiral Aurelio Colonel Craig Stewart, at the National Academy for Political Rabusa, ASC11-1, EC05-1 and APOC13- and Strategic Studies. retired from the Armed 2, retired from the New Forces of the Philippines; Rear Admiral (Ret) Zealand Army and is and is now Security and Prem Nair, EC00-2, working as Director Asset Management retired as Director, Indian Defence Attachés in the Department Manager Maritime University. New Zealand Defence at the San Miguel Force. Corporation. U.S. Pakistan Lt. Col. David E. Hurley, Air Commodore Lt. Gen. Oliver APOC07-3, retired from Tanweer Nazim Siddiqui, Tramond, TSC10-2, the U.S. Army. retired as French MOD EC02-3, retired after 34 General Inspector. He is years of service. He is now military advisor to Safran now General Manager of Shaheen Electronics & Defense, Paris. Airport Services, Islamabad. Captain Marc Stegman, APOC13-2, retired from

the U.S. Coast Guard. India Philippines Ambassador Vishnu Brig. Gen. Arthur Prakash, EC96-1, retired Abadilla, EC97-2, retired from the Ministry of from military service. Foreign Affairs. Cmdr. Andrew Collier, General Ricardo Visaya, APOC14-1, retired from EC06-3, retired from the the U.S. Navy. military, and is now Indonesia Chief National Irrigation Vietnam Major General Sukarto Administration. Haryoko, TSC14-1, retired as an expert staff Ms. Han Huyen, to the Commander in Brig. Gen. Joselito CSRT10-1, retired from Chief, Indonesian Kakilala, EC08-2, retired government service. National Defense Force. from the military. www.apcss.org 37