MR. ALEJANDRO ALEMÁN Professor of Practice · Mr. Alemán has traveled widely throughout the...
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WILLIAM J. PERRY CENTER FOR HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE STUDIES WASHINGTON, DC ••••• 20 Years Empowering Defense and Security Professionals in the Americas ••••• UPDATED: 11 AUGUST 2017 MR. ALEJANDRO ALEMÁN Professor of Practice Mr. Alemán brings over 15 years of Latin American regional expertise and work experience to the Perry Center as a Professor of Practice and the Central American Project Lead for the Defense Institution Reform Initiative. In this capacity he supports the OSD-led Security and Defense Institution Building effort, working with local ministries of defense in defense and security sector reform initiatives. He previously served three different commanders as a Foreign Policy Advisor on Latin America, ensuring the command’s activities were informed by US foreign policy objectives and embassy goals in each country. Later, during his nearly four years on the Joint Staff, he led and worked with a team of peers in formulating expert policy advice for the Chairman, providing his input during White House policy meetings on Latin America. He personally participated as the Joint Staff representative in the White House discussions addressing a changing Cuba policy, the transformation of our Venezuela policy, and several other issues impacting the Latin American region including defense assistance reform, regional strategies, and trans-national threats. Mr. Alemán has traveled widely throughout the region working with local militaries on strategic planning and intelligence operations. He also has experience in legislative affairs, analysis, and strategic planning. Mr. Alemán has a BA in Mathematics from Cornell University, an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University, and is a retired USAF Colonel with 25 years of service.
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WILLIAMJ.PERRY
CENTERFORHEMISPHERICDEFENSESTUDIES
WASHINGTON,DC
•••••20YearsEmpoweringDefenseandSecurityProfessionalsintheAmericas•••••
UPDATED:11AUGUST2017
MR.ALEJANDROALEMÁNProfessorofPracticeMr.Alemánbringsover15yearsofLatinAmericanregionalexpertiseandworkexperience to the Perry Center as a Professor of Practice and the CentralAmerican Project Lead for the Defense Institution Reform Initiative. In thiscapacityhesupportstheOSD-ledSecurityandDefenseInstitutionBuildingeffort,workingwith localministriesofdefense indefenseandsecurity sector reforminitiatives.HepreviouslyservedthreedifferentcommandersasaForeignPolicyAdvisoron
Latin America, ensuring the command’s activities were informed by US foreign policy objectives andembassygoalsineachcountry.Later,duringhisnearlyfouryearsontheJointStaff,heledandworkedwitha team of peers in formulating expert policy advice for the Chairman, providing his input duringWhiteHousepolicymeetingsonLatinAmerica.HepersonallyparticipatedastheJointStaffrepresentativeintheWhiteHousediscussionsaddressinga changingCubapolicy, the transformationofourVenezuelapolicy,andseveralotherissuesimpactingtheLatinAmericanregionincludingdefenseassistancereform,regionalstrategies,andtrans-nationalthreats.Mr.Alemánhastraveledwidelythroughouttheregionworkingwithlocalmilitariesonstrategicplanningandintelligenceoperations.Healsohasexperienceinlegislativeaffairs,analysis,andstrategicplanning.Mr.AlemánhasaBAinMathematicsfromCornellUniversity,anMAinInternationalAffairsfromColumbiaUniversity,andisaretiredUSAFColonelwith25yearsofservice.
