Promotions India Adrian Wattimena, EC02- Neeraj Bali, EC03-3, was 3 and CSRT06-3, was pro- promoted to major general. moted to Director of Asia Afghanistan Affairs, State Intelligence A.K. Siwach, ASC09-1, Agency of Indonesia. Mr. Mujeeb Monib, was promoted to major gen- Japan ASC10-2, was promoted to eral. Chief of Staff, Presidential Koichiro Bansho, EC00-1 Protective Service. Pranav Jaiswal, CCM08-3, was promoted to brigadier and CRC08-1, was promot- Australia general. ed to lieutenant general and assigned as Commander of Raymond Griggs, TSC10- Syed Ata Hasnain, EC00-2, 3rd Division, Middle Army. 2, was promoted to vice was promoted to lieutenant Kazakhstan admiral and appointed Chief general and is commanding of Navy. the Indian Army’s Strategic Ms. Mira Yermekova, Alumni Bangladesh 15th Corps in Kashmir. ASC11-1, was promoted as Deputy Director of Ameri- Mr. Md Sirajul Haider, Mr. Rajat Sachar, EC01-1, ca’s Department. ASC10-2, was promoted to was promoted to Economic Joint Secretary. Adviser in the Ministry of Elnara Bainazarova, ASC10-1, was promoted to Bhutan Finance, New Delhi. Rear Admiral Sudhir Pil- Director of the International Mr. Dorjic Kinzang, lai, EC03-3, became the 9th Studies Department at the ASC10-2, was promoted to chief of Staff (COS), An- First President of the Re- Political Consular at Bhu- daman and Nicobar Com- public of Kazakhstan Foun- tan’s Embassy in Bangla- mand. dation. desh. Indonesia Korea Cameroon Rujito Asmoro, ASC10-2, Jin Gyu Lee, EC05-2, was Emmanuel (Bill) Onana was promoted to colonel. promoted to brigadier gen- Essomba, ASC10-2, was eral and assigned to G-2 of promoted to commander Mr. Evan Laksmana, Third ROK Army. and selected as Chief of ASC10-1, earned a Ful- Laos Cameroon Navy Shipyard. bright Ph.D. Scholarship Mr. Bounleua Phandan- Cambodia in Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizen- ouvong, EC05-2, was pro- Vanna Chea, EC06-2, was ship and Public Affairs, moted as Deputy Director promoted to major general. Syracuse University, New General, Ministry of For- Comoros York. eign Affairs. Mr. Anfane Said Air Commodore Adrian Madagascar M’Changama, EC07-2, R. Wattimena, EC02-3 and Jean Claude Rakotoari- was promoted to Port Man- CSRT06-2, was promoted soa, CCM08-3, was pro- ager of the Port of Comoros. as Director of Asian Affairs moted to lieutenant colonel at the State Intelligence Hong Kong and appointed as Chief, Agency. International Relations Ser- Steve Wordsorth, CSRT10- Sunoto Rakimin, EC07-1, vice, Military Cabinet of the 1, was promoted to Chief was promoted to colonel Presidency. Superintendent of Police. and assigned as Defence At- taché of Indonesia to Vien- tiane, Laos. 30 CURRENTS Summer 2012 Promotions Malaysia Moti Gurung, CSRT08-2, Mohammad Asif Sandila, moted to brigadier general Adon Shalan, ASC11-1, was promoted as Chief In- SEC07-1, was promoted to and assigned as Deputy was promoted to First Ad- vestigation Director of the admiral and appointed as Commander, Western Com- miral and appointed the National Investigation De- Chief of Naval Staff. mand. Regional Commander for partment. Mr. Shahid Anwar Khan, George Fernandez, Southern Malaysia. Suresh Sharma, EC06-3, EC05-3, was promoted as CSRT09-2, was promoted Lieutenant Colonel MD was promoted to brigadier Additional Secretary, Gov- to colonel and is serving as Sahalan Mazlan, CSRT09- general. ernment of Pakistan and a contingent commander in 2, completed the Malaysian Sarad Giri, CSRT10-1, assigned as Chief Commis- Haiti under the United Na- Armed Forces Defence was promoted to brigadier sioner Income Tax in the tions Stabilization mission. College, earning a Master’s general. Rawalpindi Region. Abdurasad Sirajan, in Social Science, Military Rishav Dev Bhattarai, Admiral Mohammad Asif SSTR06-1, was promoted Strategic. CCM09-1, was promoted to Sandila, SEC07-1, was to major and assigned as an Salleh Mat Rasid, EC05-2, Additional Inspector Gen- honored by the President Action Officer for Western was promoted to Commis- eral in the Armed Police of Islamic Republic of Mindanao and Case Officer sioner of Police. Force. Pakistan with the highest at the National Intelligence military award in recogni- Coordinating Agency. Maldives Inspector General Shailen- tion for his long meritorious Sri Lanka Abdulla Phairoosch, dra Kumar Shrestha, service. CSRT08-2, was promoted Rohan Pathirage, ASC09- CCM11-1, was awarded a Palau double promotion as Inter- as Chief of the Armed Po- 1, was promoted to Air Vice nal Security Commander lice Force. Former Vice President Marshal. (Joint Interagency Task Prem Prakash Thapa, Elias Chin, SEC05-3, was H.W.W. Erandana He- Force, 17 SAARC Summit) ASC10-1, was promoted to elected as a Senator, Palau mawardana, CCM10-1, and as Head of Operations major general. He is work- National Congress. was promoted as Assistant Directorate in the Maldives ing in the Inspector Gen- Mr. Norvert Yano, EC03-1, Director, District Disaster Police. eral’s office. was promoted to Director, Management Unit. Mongolia Anand Adhikari, CSRT06- Ministry of Justice. Malikage Don Daminda, Nyamdorj Gonchigdorj, 3, was promoted to colonel. Papua New Guinea CSRT10-1, was promoted EC08-2, was promoted to New Zealand Mr. Bruno Maika, EC00-1 to Senior Superintendent of Police. colonel. High Commissioner Geoff and SEC08-1, was pro- Sainbold Batsaikhan, Randal, SEC01-1, com- moted as Director General, Thailand CSRT12-1, was promoted to pleted assignments as High National Intelligence Orga- Sumon Chongvoranond, major. Commissioner for New nization. ASC11-1, was promoted to Nauru Zealand to Malaysia, Brunei Mr. Ian Jinga, EC02-1, group captain. and South Africa and he was promoted to Director Mr. Ruskin Tsitsi, was pro- Piyamputra Chatupot, earned a Doctorate in Diplo- General, Office of Security ASC11-2, was promoted moted to Deputy Commis- matic Studies from the Aus- Coordination Agency. sioner of Police. as Chief of the Phetchaburi tralian National University. Philippines Governor’s Office. Mr. Iven Notte, EC03-2, Pakistan earned a degree at the Uni- Emmanuel Bautista, UNITED STATES versity South Pacific in Fiji. Chaudhry Naghman, SSD10-1, was promoted to Colonel (Ret.) Eugene CCM08-1, was promoted to lieutenant general and ap- Nepal O’Nale, EC98-3, was pro- commodore and is studying pointed to Chief of Army. moted as Deputy Chief of Mahesh Karki, EC04-3, at the Naval Postgraduate Elmer “Bong” Reboya Staff, Pacific Command. was promoted to major gen- School in Monterey, Cali- Amon, ASC11-2, was pro- eral. fornia. continued on next page www.apcss.org 31 Position Changes Ms. Toni Allen, CSRT06-1 Brunei the United Nations Devel- Indonesia Joint Command and JEC07-1, was selected Magdalene Chee Siong opment Program in Kabul, and Staff College. as the Deputy, Executive Teo, EC01-1, was appointed Afghanistan. Major General (Ret.) Al- Director of the Honolulu- Ambassador to Beijing, Finland bert Inkiriwang, SEC04-1, Pacific Federal Executive China. was appointed Special Staff Board. Lieutenant Colonel Eric Cambodia Pekonon, CSRT12-1, is Assistant to the Minister of John Allen, SEC05-1, was Transportation in addition Mr. Ross Sovann, CCM08- serving as part of the United promoted to General, and Nations team currently in to his jobs as a Lemhanas assigned as Commander of 2, is working as Deputy Senior Lecturer and as Vice Secretary General of the Syria monitoring the cease- U.S. Forces Afghanistan and fire. Chairman, Justitia Law the NATO International Se- National Committee for Di- Firm. saster Management and also France curity and Assistance Force. Lieutenant Colonel Afrizal Head of the National Emer- Colonel Frank Crispino, Kris Pirttinen, CSRT08-1, gency Coordination Center. Hendra, ASC11-1, is a lec- was promoted to major. CSRT04-2, will resign in turer at the Ministry of De- Fiji Sep 2012. His next posting fence Management Center. will be as First Professor in Mr. Solo Mara, TSC10-2, Japan Position was appointed High Com- Criminalistics at the Chem- missioner to the United istry-Biology Dept. at the Rear Admiral Gojiro Changes Kingdom and Ireland. University of Quebec. Watanabe, EC01-2, is India working as the Deputy Di- Mr. Peter Forau, TSC09-1, rector General of Adminis- Australia was appointed the new Di- Commodore (Ret.) Uttpal tration Department, Japan Anne Harrap, EC03-3, was rector General of the Mela- Vora, EC07-2, is serving Maritime Staff Office in appointed High Commis- nesian Spearhead Group as President of SKIL Group Tokyo. sioner to South Africa. Secretariat. Advance Systems Pvt. Ltd, developing world-class in- Korea Bangladesh Unaisi Vuniwaqa, ASC11- 1, has been posted as the Di- frastructure for the maritime Mr. Sook Kim, EC03-3, Md. Lutfor Rahman, rector of Human Resources domain. was appointed as Ambassa- CCM08-2, is serving as of the Fiji Police. Commodore (Ret.) Venu- dor to the United Nations. Counselor for the Bangla- gopal Vengalil Menon, Colonel Younkwan Ryu, desh Embassy in Morocco. Auta Moceisuva, ASC09- 2, has transferred to South EC06-2 and OR10-1, has EC05-2, is working as the Commodore S. A. M. Ar- Sudan supporting the UN relocated to Muscat and tak- Chief of Combat Plans Di- shadul Abedin, EC08-2, Corrections program. en a position in the shipping vision for the ROKAF Op- has been assigned as the As- and marine industry. erations Command. sistant Chief of Naval Staff Superintendent Salote Panapasa, ASC09-2, is a Deputy Inspector General Colonel Choi, Shin-Il, Naval Head Quarters Ba- Kuldip Singh Sheoran, ASC11-1, was appointed nani, Dhaka Bangladesh. Supervisor of Corrections for the Central and Eastern ASC11-2, transferred from defense attaché to Myan- Bhutan Division. Mumbai to Headquarters mar. Ambassador Singye Dor- New Delhi. Commander Viliame Laos jee, EC03-2, was appointed Naupoto, EC02-3, was ap- Indonesia Mr. H E Alounkeo Kit- as one of seven directors in pointed Minister of Youth Mr.