Defense Attach

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Defense Attaché

• By Brandy Allen Diplomatic Academy of London
• Management Course Fall 2001-2002

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Defense Attaché's Role

• What is the role of the Defense Attaché in the
  Embassy????
• Perception
• Individual
• His or Her job description
• Description of governmental objective

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Defense Attaché's Role

• Questionnaire-4 basic components
• Background
• Duties
• Objectives
• Advancement

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Defense Attaché's Role

• Questionnaire
• Background
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• What kind of educational training do you have?
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• Do you have any military background or are you
  currently in the military?
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• Do you have any other work experiences that you
  feel prepared you to be the Defense Attaché?

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Defense Attaché's Role

• Duties
• What percent of your time to you spend working
  with the following people
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• Personal secretary
• Ambassador
• Counterpart in other embassies
• Consular section
• Information section
• Cultural department
• Ministry of Defense-home
• Ministry of Defense-abroad
• Head of Ministry of Foreign Affairs-home
• Head of Ministry of Foreign Affairs-abroad
• President or leader of your country

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Defense Attaché's Role

• Objectives
• What is the main objective of your work?
• in peacetime and in times of war
• Advancement
• What opportunities do you have for advancement
  beyond here?

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Defense Attaché's Role

• Embassies investigated
• Nigeria
• United States of America
• India
• Russia

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Defense Attaché's Role

• Results by Embassy

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Defense Attaché's Role

• Nigeria
• Military
• Peacetime and Times of War duties remain the same
• NGO work and Seminars
• Regional Focus and UN Peacekeepers
• More Stars

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Defense Attaché's Role

• Chiefs
• Missions
• Objectives

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Defense Attaches Role

• Summary

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Defense Attaché's Role

• In general what do they do?
• Who is in charge?

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Defense Attaché's Role

• Conclusion

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Defense Attaché's Role-References

• Embassy of Nigeria-Paris
• Website of Embassy of India-Washington DC
• Website of Embassy of Russia-Washington DC
• Embassy of United States of America Paris
• Website of www.amb-usa.fr
• Website of Department of Defense
  www.defenselink.mil

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Acknowledgement

• Olabode Adekeye
• Embassy of Nigeria- Defense Attaché