Ending Ceremony of the “Senior Leaders” International Seminar

04 May 2012

On the occasion of the end of the "Senior Leader" Seminar , last Friday 04 of May was carried out at the Chilean Joint Peacekeeping Operations Centre (CECOPAC) the ending ceremony and the accreditation of the participants, presided by Colonel Valentín Segura Flores, representative of the Direction of International Operations of the Joint General Staff.

The objective of the course, to which assisted 31 representatives of eighteen countries of the hemisphere, was to provide basic theoretical knowledge to work as an Officer member of the Staff of a Multinational force in a PKO; understanding the organization and work of a headquarter at the mission area.

To achieve the previous, national and foreign professors were invited, expert in subjects relative to the organization and work of a Peacekeeping Operation, mandate, rules of engagement, gender, civilian protection and civilian-military relations, among others.

During the course of the ceremony, the diplomas that certify the participation of the assistants were handed over, granted by the Director of the CECOPAC, Commander Marine Claudio Zanetti Muñoz, together with the Head of the Teaching Department, Major José Miguel Carrera Calderón.

Finally, as a way of testifying and to thank the cooperation for the development and good conclusion of the seminar, a present was given to Major Amilton Barbosa (Brazil), Lieutenant Colonel Jason King (Canada), Mr. Ted Itani (Pearson Centre), Major Cristian Jacques and Thumas Simon (EE.UU) and Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Rombys Estéves (Uruguay); highlighting in this way the level of knowledge, professionalism and integrity shown by the exhibitors.