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Inter-American Defense College

Latin: Colegium InterAmericanum Defensionis
Type	Postsecondary Institution, Licensed by the District of Columbia Higher Education Licensing Commission (DC-HELC) [1] and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education [2] Higher education accreditation[3]
Established	9 October 1962
Director	Richard J. Heitkamp[4]
Students	senior military, police and civilian officials from member nations of the Organization of American States
Postgraduates	Master's degree in defense and security
Location	Washington D.C. , United States
Campus	Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Affiliations	Organization of American States; Inter-American Defense Board; United States Southern Command; Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Website	iadc.edu

The Inter-American Defense College (IADC) is the educational entity of the Inter-American Defense Board, an independent entity of the Organization of American States.^[5] The College states that faculty, staff and student body are international, and that broad international participation provides an exceptional opportunity for the free exchange of ideas and forms a foundation for better inter-American understanding.^[6] The IADC holds a permanent license from the District of Columbia Higher Education Licensing Commission (DC-HELC)^[1] and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.^[7]

Alumni

• General Otto Pérez Molina, Guatemalan Army (Ret), Former President of Guatemala
• Michelle Bachelet, who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 2018-2022.^[8] She is a former President, Minister of National Defense, Minister of Health of Chile, and head of UN Women
• Lucio Gutiérrez, former President of Ecuador
• Paco Moncayo, former Mayor of Quito and General of the Ecuadorian Army during the Alto Cenepa War, current congressman
• Daniel Delgado Diamante, former Minister of Government and Justice of Panama
• Almirante Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, Mexican Navy, Secretary of the Navy (Mexico)
• General Jorge Daniel Castro Castro, Director, Colombian National Police
• General de División Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva, Minister of Defense of Guatemala
• Major General William A. Navas, Jr., US Army (Ret), former Assistant Secretary of the Navy and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
• Major General Alfred Valenzuela, US Army (Ret), Author of "No Greater Love: The Life and Times of Hispanic Soldiers"
• Major General Antonio J. Vicens, US Army, Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard
• Brigadier General Antonio J. Ramos, US Air Force (Ret)
• Major General Efrain Vasquez Velazco. Venezuelan Army. (Ret), former Commander of the Venezuelan Army
• Major General William J. Walker, current (38th) Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives and former Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard^[9]

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