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Gautam Bambawale
Minister (Political)
Head of the Political Wing
Embassy of India, Washington D.C.
Mr. Bambawale joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1984 after receiving
a Masters Degree in Economics from the prestigious Gokhale
Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. He served in Hong
Kong and Beijing between 1985 and 1991. Returning to Delhi, he
was first the Desk Officer for China in the Ministry of External
Affairs, later serving as Director in the Americas Division of
the Ministry, responsible for relations with the US and Canada
(1993-94). Mr. Bambawale was then appointed the Director of the Indian
Cultural Centre in Berlin between 1994-98. Returning to Beijing,
he served as the Deputy Chief of Mission.
In March, 2001 he returned to the Ministry of External Affairs,
New Delhi, as the Staff Officer to the Foreign Secretary of
India and in June 2002 Mr. Bambawale joined the Prime Minister’s Office
as deputy chief for the division of national security affairs,
defense and international policy. He assumed his latest
position in the Indian Embassy, Washington DC in July, 2004.
Michael W. Coulter
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State;
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
The Bureau is the principal link between the Departments of
State and Defense providing policy direction in the areas of
international security, security assistance, military
operations, humanitarian assistance, and defense trade. Mr.
Coulter is responsible for U.S. Government security assistance
programs, policies, and budgets as well as the management of
bilateral arms transfers and the associated effects on foreign
policy objectives, regional stability and global security. In
addition, Mr. Coulter oversees the coordination of bilateral
political-military and security relationships; direction of
peacekeeping policy and operations worldwide; maintenance of
international military coalitions; and Department guidance on
strategic planning issues such as global defense posture, space
policy, and critical infrastructure protection.
Mr. Coulter's State Department service has included Senior Advisor
and Chief of Staff of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs,
Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary, and Political Advisor
(POLAD) to the Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force-76,
the operational commander of Operation Enduring Freedom,
Afghanistan. Previously, Mr. Coulter served on Capitol Hill
where he worked foreign policy, national security, and military
policy, for Senator John Warner (VA), Chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, and then for Senator Chuck Hagel (NE).
Mr. Coulter is also an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
Mr. Coulter received his MA (National Security Studies) as well
as a Command and Staff diploma from the U.S. Naval War College
and his BA (Political Science) from the University of Maryland.
Glyn Davies
Deputy Assistant Secretary
East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Glyn Davies is currently responsible for U.S. public diplomacy
and public affairs, regional strategy, and multilateral
institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Davies, a career
member of the Senior Foreign Service most recently served as
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights
and Labor. His notable career includes service as the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, Political Director for
the U.S. Presidency of the G-8 (Ambassadorial rank), Deputy
Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in London, Executive
Secretary of the National Security Council Staff, State
Department Deputy Spokesman and Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Public Affairs and Director of the State Department Operations
Center, the U.S. Government's 24-hour Foreign Affairs Crisis
Management Office.
He has also served as the Deputy Political Counselor at the
American Embassy in Paris, and in the European Bureau's Office
of European Security and Political Affairs, working primarily on
NATO nuclear and disarmament issues. Mr. Davies holds a
Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and a Master's with
distinction, from the National Defense University.
Dr. Raymond Gilpin
Academic Chair for Defense Economics
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
An experienced development economist, Dr. Gilpin is responsible
for overseeing program development and research for the Africa
Center in the area of US-African defense economics. Previously,
he held positions of responsibility with a number of research
and policy-oriented institutions including: Director of
International Programs and Senior Analyst at Intellibridge
Corporation (now part of the Eurasia Group); Research Director,
Central Bank of Sierra Leone; and Senior Economist, African
Development Bank Group. He has also worked with the World Bank
and United Nations in Africa, Southeast Asia and Washington,
D.C.
Dr. Gilpin received his Ph.D. in development economics from
Cambridge University and graduated with honors from the
University of Sierra Leone. He also earned an Executive
Certificate in International Finance from Georgetown University.
His research interests include: economic development, public
finance and risk analysis, security issues, and political
economy. He is currently preparing a publication on Energy and
Security in Africa’s Petroleum-Producing Countries with NDU
Press.
Ali Kamal-Deen
Directorate of Legal Services
Ghana Armed Forces Headquarters
Ministry of Defence
Kamal-Deen Ali is currently a Legal Adviser in the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence.
Previously, he served as a Staff Operations and Legal Officer
for the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone and as a member
of Legal and Institutional Think Tank Gulf of Guinea Marine
Research Project. He is also a visiting lecturer for the
Institute for South China Seas Studies, Haikou- China as well as
other UN and Ghanaian military entities.
His education and experience have includes:
• Masters in International Maritime Law, International Maritime
Law Institute -Malta
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) , University of Ghana
• Barrister of Laws (BL), Ghana Law School
• Certificate (Pub Admin), Ghana Institute for Management and
Public Administration
• Diploma in Military Science, Ghana Military Academe
• Instructors Certificate (Humanitarian Law), the International
Committee of Red Cross
• Instructors Certificate (Ethics & Rule of Law), UN Peace
Mission - Sierra Leone
• Certificate (Peace Support Ops), the British Peace Support
Training Center – Kenya
• Certificate (Legal Aspects Security & Terrorism), Defence
Institute of International Law – USA
• Certificate (Ocean Governance), International Ocean Institute,
Canada
Rear
Admiral Richard Leaman RN OBE
Chief of Staff
CC Mar (Naples)/AFSOUTH
RADM Leaman joined the Royal Navy in 1975, as a Warfare Officer
and has commanded military operations in every rank from Lt Cdr
to Rear Admiral, both at sea and on land. He has also had three
Ministry of Defence appointments in London, and four training
tours, both single service and Joint. While in command of the
destroyer CARDIFF he was involved in counter-narcotics
operations in the West Indies, where he was put in charge of UK
Joint Operations in the Island of Eleuthera in the wake of
Hurricane Andrew. In recognition of the ship’s company’s
efforts, he was awarded the OBE. He then took CARDIFF to the
Adriatic as the NATO flagship to an Italian Admiral on UN
sanctions operations off Former Yugoslavia.
In command of the frigate HMS CUMBERLAND RADM Leaman led her
through a Gulf Deployment, where the ships under his command
enforced the UN maritime sanctions against Iraq, provided
security for British merchant shipping, and operated in support
of Operation Desert Fox. In his next sea command as Commander UK
Task Group, he personally steered the early development of the
NATO Maritime High Readiness Force capability and was then
detached to Bahrain as the UK Maritime Component Commander, and
Deputy Coalition Maritime Commander during the latter stages of
Operations Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. In his current
position he has directed the Mediterranean maritime security
operation Active Endeavour.
Dr. Bob Leonhard
Analyst, Strategic Assessments
National Security Analysis Department
Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory
Dr. Leonhard served 24 years in the United States Army, mostly
in the mechanized infantry. He also served in Army combat
developments on numerous projects—ground robotics, anti-armor
weapons, operational concepts, and simulations. He contributed
to the development of the digital division while working for
Training and Doctrine Command. A graduate of the School of
Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), he is a trained war planner
and served as the Chief of Plans for the 4th ID at Fort Hood.
He earned a
B.A. in history (focus on central Europe) from Columbus College,
an M.S. in international relations from Troy State University, a
master of military arts and sciences from the U.S. Army's
Command and General Staff College, and a Ph.D. in 19th century
U.S. history from West Virginia University. His military
schooling includes Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses,
Airborne School, French Commando School, Command and General
Staff College.
His areas of expertise include joint operations and military
theory, planning and history. Dr. Leonard’s has published
several books including The Art of Maneuver: Maneuver Warfare
Theory and Air Land Battle and The Principles of War for the
Information Age. He is a frequent contributor to a number of
military publications including Army Magazine and the Armchair
General.
Mateo Mendoza Mayuga
Vice Admiral
Flag Officer In Command (FOIC) of the Philippine Navy
Before assuming the post of the leader of the Philippine Navy,
Admiral Mayuga was the Inspector General of the AFP and AFP
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (J1). Admiral Mayuga,
graduated the Philippine Military Academy in 1973 and studied at
the De La Salle University, Manila on Bachelor of Science in
Commerce. After a combat stint in Mindanao as a Platoon
Commander of the Philippine Marines he had several sea tours
including Executive Officer of BRP Tirad Pass (SAR100) and in
command of BRP LIMASAWA (AE79) and BRP CEBU (PS28) which were
named Coast Guard Ship of the Year and Philippine Navy Ship of
the Year, respectively, during his leadership.
Admiral Mayuga assumed line and staff positions with the
Philippine Coast Guard, the Naval Training Command, at
Headquarters, Philippine Navy and General Headquarters, Armed
Forces of the Philippines. His first posting at General
Headquarters was Chief of Staff and Chief of Psychological
Operations of the Civil Relations Service, AFP. He also
commanded Naval Task Force 61 in Zamboanga and Naval Task Force
80 in Manila. In 2001, he was designated Commander, Naval Base
Cavite and afterwards moved to command Naval Forces North,
Admiral Mayuga has had training in Anti-submarine Warfare in US
Navy training institutions and in Integrated Logistics System at
Harris Corporation, NY. He has also attended AFP Command and
General Staff College and took postgraduate studies at the US
Naval War College. He also holds a master’s degree in Management
from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).
Vice Admiral John G. Morgan, Jr.
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
for
Information, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5)
After graduating from the University of Virginia with a degree
in Economics, VADM Morgan's sea tours included duty in a diesel
submarine, a frigate, a guided missile destroyer, an Aegis
destroyer and cruiser, a destroyer squadron as well as the
Second Fleet staff. Major deployments during those tours span
duty in PACOM, SOUTHCOM, EUCOM, and CENTCOM. Command tours
include the commissioning of USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51),
Commander, Destroyer Squadron 26 in the USS George Washington
Battle Group, and Commander, Enterprise Battle Group which
participated in the first strikes of Operation Enduring Freedom
in Afghanistan.
Between tours at sea, Vice Adm. Morgan was assigned to the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, OPNAV, the Ballistic Missile Defense
Organization, and the Naval Surface Forces staff in the Pacific.
His Flag assignments ashore include duty as the Deputy for
Acquisition Strategy in the Ballistic Missile Defense
Organization and the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary
of the Navy Gordon England.
Lou Orsini
Assistant Chief
U.S. Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement
Lou Orsini is a Senior Maritime Law Enforcement Advisor and the
Assistant Chief, Office of Law Enforcement in U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters in Washington, DC. He is primarily responsible for
all international aspects of USCG maritime law enforcement with
a particular emphasis on western hemispheric initiatives. His
primary duty is to weave international considerations and
requirements from all constituents into USCG law enforcement
strategy and policy to ensure effective program management. Mr.
Orsini led the team that created the U.S. Coast Guard’s
Caribbean Strategy.
Mr. Orsini is a 1973 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
He received his Masters degree in National Security and
Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and his Masters in
Management from Salve Regina in 1990. He commanded USCGC
SPENCER, a 270’ medium endurance cutter (WMEC) in Boston, MA,
and USCGC EVERGREEN, a 180’ WMEC in New London, CT. He started
as a Deck Watch Officer in USCGC BIBB, followed by tours as
Operations Officer in USCGC DECISIVE, and Executive Officer of
USCGC ACTIVE and USCGC DUANE. Between seagoing assignments, Mr.
Orsini served in a wide variety of tours including Chief of
Naval Operations Liaison Officer in the Pentagon, and as the
maritime security assistance officer in the Military Liaison
Office in Bridgetown, Barbados. He also served as Deputy Group
Commander of USCG Group Fort Macon, and as Chief, Fisheries
Enforcement Division for USCG Atlantic Area. Mr. Orsini retired
in 2000 as a Commander.
Paul J. Pluta
Rear Admiral, US Coast Guard (retired)
Independent maritime consultant
RADM Pluta has over 39 years of experience in leadership and
management positions in the U.S. Coast Guard, at UNITECH, and in
the international community. Currently, he serves as the U.S. Liaison
Officer for BIMCO, a global shipping organization serving two
thirds of the world’s ship owners and operators as well as a
Member of the Maritime Navigation Advisory Board for the Panama
Canal Authority and the Independent Strategic Assessment Group
for U.S. Northern Command, under the Institute for Defense
Analyses. From his retirement from the Coast Guard in 2003
through January 2006, RADM Pluta served, first, as UNITECH’s
Senior Vice President, Homeland Security, where he stood up a
new operating division focused on the homeland security
marketplace and helped to secure contracts for managing DOE's
Emergency Operations Training Academy, managing TSA's National
Port Security Exercise Program, conducting the Coast Guard's
Port Facility Plan review, and conducting exercises for FEMA,
the FBI Academy, and the State of South Carolina.
Through his broad Coast Guard exposure, RADM Pluta has both
program management and operational experience in homeland
security (including all modes of transportation), marine safety,
marine environmental protection and counterterrorism
intelligence. He served as the primary U.S. negotiator at the
United Nations International Maritime Organization, where the
global standards for maritime security were developed, and
worked closely with the U.S. Congress on the domestic
legislation that implemented the complementary U.S. standards.
RADM Pluta also served as the National Security Advisor and
Senior Intelligence Officer to the Secretary of Transportation,
responsible for departmental policy and oversight in the areas
of intelligence and security. A 1967 graduate of the U.S. Coast
Guard Academy, he also holds an M.S.E. degree in Naval
Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of
Michigan.
Catherine Zara Raymond
Researcher,
Southeast Asian Maritime Security, Singapore
MS Raymond works in the Information Services’ Department, of
Control Risks - an independent, specialist risk consultancy. She
writes travel updates for the company's online Country Risk
Forecast and CityBrief services, and helps to maintain
background guides to more than 320 cities worldwide. In
addition, Zara is part of the Control Risks’ Maritime Security
Team, a group of experts with maritime security backgrounds who
provide consultation on an ad hoc basis.
She was previously an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute
of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore where she was involved in research into
maritime terrorism and piracy. She is a co-editor and
contributing author of Best of Times, Worst of Times; Maritime
Security in the Asia-Pacific (2005). She is regularly consulted
by the media.
MS Raymond was also a Research Analyst at the Centre for the
Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, St Andrews
University, Scotland. Her research has been used for a book on
the Al Qaeda terrorist network, British Ministry of Defense
reports and Jane’s Counter Terrorism Manual. She has carried out
research for Security Risk Management Consultancies and has
conducted profiles on terrorist groups for governmental and
non-governmental bodies.
MS Raymond has an Honours degree in International Relations from
the University of St Andrews and a Masters degree in
International and European Politics from the University of
Edinburgh.
Michael Richardson
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Institute of South East Asian Studies, Singapore.
Mr. Richardson’s book, A Time Bomb for Global Trade:
Maritime-related Terrorism in an Age of Weapons of Mass
Destruction, was published by ISEAS in 2004. His most recent
reports, one on the threat of a global bird flu pandemic and the
other on the Proliferation Security Initiative, are available on
the ISEAS website, www.iseas.edu.sg, under Trends in Southeast
Asia Series. He is currently doing research into energy and
sealane security in the Indo-Pacific region.
Based in Singapore since 1971, he was the Asia Editor of the
International Herald Tribune from 1987 until 2001, with broad
responsibility for writing Asia-Pacific news and analysis, and
coordinating the IHT's reporting from the region. Until August
2003, he was the IHT’s Senior Asia-Pacific Correspondent. Since
then, his columns and commentaries on regional security issues
have appeared in the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong,
Japan’s Mainichi Shimbun, the Australian, The Age, the
Australian Financial Review, the New Zealand Herald, Singapore’s
Straits Times, the Jakarta Post, and Yale Global, the online
magazine of Yale University’s Centre for Globalisation.
He was educated at schools in Australia and at Oxford
University, where he graduated with honours in Modern History.
Mr Richardson is a frequent speaker on Asia-Pacific affairs at
international conferences and business forums.
Dr. Geoffrey Till
Dean Of Academic Studies
Joint Services Command And Staff College
Professor
Geoffrey Till is also Head of the Defence Studies Department,
which is a part of the War Studies Group of King’s College
London where he completed his MA and PhD. He is the author
or editor of many books including
Modern Sea Power (1987;) The Sea in Soviet Strategy
(1989;) Seapower at the Millennium (2001;) The
Challenges of High Command : the British Experience with
Gary Sheffield and with the aid of a research grant from the
British Academy a major study Seapower : A Guide for the 21st
Century (2004.)
His works have been translated into 8 languages, and he
regularly lectures at staff colleges and conferences around the
world including US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey;
the US Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia and the Armed Forces University, Taiwan.
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