The Senior Seminar, Forty-First Session...United States Department of State

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by  United States Department of State

The
SENIOR
~ SEMINAR
- Forty-First Session
NATIONAI
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TRAINING CENTER’
FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATI
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The Senior Seminar is the most advanced protes-
sional development program available to senior for-
eign policy and national security officials of the United
States Government. The nine-month program began
in 1958 and is held at the Department of State's Na-
tional Foreign Affairs Training Center. The purpose
or the Seminar©r 1s to ensure that its participants
¢ Enhance their leadership and executive skills
in preparation for top-level assignments
abroad and in the | nited States:
© Know and reflect the values and ideas which
shape our country, broadening their compre-
hension of current domestic issues and the
institutions that protect and influence the
nation s agenda;
© Study major i~n~ ternational | issues, ind undei r-
stand how domestic priorities and val|u es
influence the shapi (’ | a Viadie nati nal
° Devel — an appreci ithe 1 tne role of The difter-
ri
e:n t foreiaeg n affai:r s ageenTc ies arfsdt thteha Wone—r ess,
secking to improve overall cooperation and «
ordinatiot
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The Seminars curriculum seeks to « pen new
horizons, revitalize understanding of our councry and
its diversity, and promote intellectual and protessional
growth. Members study a wide variety of problems,
issues and trends in the United States, relating them
to international affairs and national security; and they
practice leadership and senior executive skills such
; , ' % !
as team building ind pubin speaking
[he learning process takes place through meetings
with prominent ac sdemics, public tticials, business
and labor leaders, journalists, representatives of in-
terest groups, and ordinary American citizens, as well
as field trips, individual research assignments, group
projects, practical work experiences, and readings
Approximately half the members represent the
Foreign Service and Civil Service of the Department
of State. In 1998, they are joined by ranking officers
of the Department of Detense, Department of
Agriculture, Department of Commerce, the U.S
Information Agency, the Agency fer International
Devel ment, the \ entral Intelligence Agency the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National
Security Agency, and the uniformed services
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Forty-First Session
BRAZEAL, (Amb.)
Aurelia E.
CM, Department of State.
Born: Illinois
Dean, The Senior Seminar
Overseas Postings
Argentina, Japan, Micronesia,
ya
WELLS,
Barry L. (Barry)
GG-15, Department of State
Born: Ohio
Associate Dean,
The Senior Seminar.
Overseas Postings
Belize, Jamaica
CASE
Nancy C. (Nancy)
GS-9, Department of State
Born: Ohio
Training Technician,
The Senior Seminar
Ovcrseas Postings: None
The Senior Seminar
Members
1998-1999
Short Biographic Sketches
7 as
CALLAHAN
James
FE-OC, Department of State.
Born: Massachusetts, 1948.
Consul General, Acting, U.S.
Embassy, London
Overseas Postings
Ke red, Venezuela, Peru,
Canada, ireland
COUNTRYMAN
Thomas M
FS-Ol, Department of State
Born: Washington, 1957
Director, Near East Affairs.
National Security Council
Overseas Postings
Yugoslvia; Turusia; Egypt
COWLES,
David L
FPL, Agency for
International Development
Born: Washington, DC, 1950
Overseas Postings: Kenya.
Egyix, Hungary
Forty-First Session
DUNCAN,
John D., Jr
SES-O05, Department of State.
Born: Michigan, 1950
Chief Counsel to the
Inspector General.
Overseas Postings: N/A
EATON,
William A.
FE-OC, Department of State
Born: Virginia, 1952
Administrative Counselor,
American Embassy, Ankara,
Turkey
Overseas Postings
Korea (U.S. Army), Guvana,
USSR, Turkey, Italy
FRATODDI,
G. Max
GS-15, Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Born: Alabama, 1947
Overseas Postings: Nigena,
Vietnam, India, Japan
The Senior Seminar
GARY,
Viviann P
FE-OC, Agency for
International Development.
Born: Washington, D.C., 1950.
Director, Offoif Ecnvieron -
ment and Urban Programs.
Overseas Postings
Thailand, Yemen Indonesia.
GASKINS,
Gwendolyn
GS-15, Department of State
Born: Georgia, 1952
Overseas Postings
Germany
GREENFIELD,
Walter
FE-OC, Department of State.
Born: North Carolina, 1942.
Director, Career Transition
Center, National Foreign
Affairs Training Center.
Overseas Postings:
Algena, Burkina Faso, Ghana,
Gutnea, Zarre
Forty-First Session
GRIFFIN,
Terry W.
Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: Alahama, 1952
Executive Officer, Aviation
Combat Element, MAG 39.
Camp Pendleton
Overseas Postengs: Japan
KATZ,
David K
FE-OC, Department of
Commerce
Born California, 1947
Seniot Commercial Officer,
American Consulate General,
Hong Ky mg
Overseas Postings
Turkey, Yugoslavia
KOHN,
Robert A
FE-MC, Department of
(Commerce
Born: New York City, 1940
Minister for Commercial
Affairs, Amencan Embassy,
Bonn
Overseas Post
The Netherlands, Spam, Greece,
Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Australia
The Senior Seminar
LOGSDON,
Wayne K.
FE-OC, Department ofS tate
Born: Kentucky, 1943.
Administrative Counselor,
U.S. Mission to the United
Nations.
Kiwait, , Domimican
Republic, , Canada,
Swatzerland, Jordan, France
MELE,
Nicholas
FE-OC, US. Information Agency.
Born: New York, 1950.
Deputy Director, Office of
East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
USIA
Overseas Post
South Africa, G , Korea,
Indonesia, Malaysia
NESBERG,
Rosil A.
FE-OC, Department of State.
Born: Michigan, 1943
Administrative Counselor,
American Embassy, La Paz
Overseas Postings
Ghana, Liberia, Israel,
Cameroon, Mexico, Kenya,
The Gambia
Forty-First Session
NOVAK,
Ralph B.
GS-45, Departmofe Denfetns e
Born: Michigan, 1938
Deputy Director, Inter-
American Region, Office of
the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations
and Low Intensity Conflict
Overseas Postings: South Korea,
Republic of the Phalippenes
PALMER,
Larry L
FE-OC, Department of State
Born Georgia, 1949
Counselor for Admunastrative
Aftairs, Amencan Embassy
Santo Domingo
Overseas Postings: Dormmmacan
Republic, Unupuay, Sierra Leone,
Korea
PERODEAU,
Mark D
ColonelU,. S. Air Force
Born: Connecticut, 1955.
Deputy Commander, 375
Operations Group, Scott AFB,
IHharacns
Overseas Postings: Great
Britam, France, Italy, Saudi
Arabia, Japan, Korea, Thailand
The Senior Seminar
PLATT,
Janet bE.
SIS-2, Certral Intelligence
Agency
Born: New York, 1957.
Overseas Postings: N/A
RAMPY,
Michael R.
ColonelU,S . Army
Born: Maryland, 1951
}-5/Political/Milutary Affairs,
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Overseas Postings
Korea, Germany, Belgnam
SHAPIRO,
Charles S
FE-OC, Department of State
Born: Georgia, 1949
Deputy Chief of Mission,
Amencan Embasy, Santiago
Overseas Postings
Chile, Tronadad & Tobago,
Fl Saluador, Derenark