Summer 2012 Peace and Stability Operations Colloquium Series

The Peace Operations Policy Program of the School of Public Policy, George Mason University is proud to present the following in its “Peace and Stability Operations Colloquium Series” of events:

Medical Diplomacy—Why and How?

Date:
Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Time:
1:00-3:30 p.m.

Location:
George Mason University
3351 Fairfax Drive, “Founders Hall”—Room 113
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(Virginia Sq/GMU Metro Station)

http://info.gmu.edu/ArlingtonMap10.pdf

Speaker: Major General (ret.) L.P. Chang, U.S. Army
Major General (ret.) L.P. Chang, a practicing family physician in Alexandria, Virginia, recently retired from 31 years service with the U.S. Army Reserve. As Commanding General of the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support)—a Theater Medical Command aligned to support U.S. SOUTHCOM and Army South, he led all Army Reserve medical expeditionary forces spanning 26 States, from Ohio to California, consisting of 121 units and approximately 11,500 soldiers with a 75 million dollar annual operating budget. During his tenure (2008-12), Chang successfully mobilized and deployed 67 units and over 2,700 soldiers in support of overseas contingency operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Qatar; and an average of 800 soldiers annually to support SOUTHCOM, PACOM and AFRICOM Theater Medical Engagements. He created joint ventures to support U.S. Navy 4th and 7th Fleets’ Theatre Security Engagement by complementing Naval medical capability shortage with Army Reserve soldiers to increase overall mission capability during U.S. Navy annual humanitarian operations in the Pacific (Operation Pacific Partnership) and the Caribbean (Operation Continue Promise); and led a DoD research project with RAND Corporation to design and implement an evidence-based case study on the U.S. Army’s participation in “medical diplomacy.” Chang holds a Doctor of Osteopathy, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Masters of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College; Masters of Public Health–Health Administration, Loma Linda University; and B.A. Biology, The Catholic University of America.

Host:
Amb. (ret.) Robert W. “Bill” Farrand
Peace Operations Policy Program, GMU

RSVP: Please contact Dr. Allison Frendak at 703.993.4983 or afrendak@gmu.edu

The Peace Operations Policy Program of the School of Public Policy, George Mason University is proud to present the following in its “Peace and Stability Operations Colloquium Series” of events:

The Virtues of Promoting a Process-Oriented, Afghan Government-Led Optic for Stabilization Programming in Helmand Province

Date:
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Time:
1:00-3:30 p.m.

Location:
George Mason University
3351 Fairfax Drive, “Founders Hall”—Room 113
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(Virginia Sq/GMU Metro Station)

http://info.gmu.edu/ArlingtonMap10.pdf

Speaker: Devin L. Brewer (Chemonics International Inc.)
Devin L. Brewer recently returned to the D.C. area after more than one and a half years implementing U.S. Agency for International Development/Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) stabilization/ transition programming in Helmand Province in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders, including Afghan government representatives, Afghan NGOs, tribal and village elders, U.S. military/ISAF, U.S. government representatives and other coalition partners and donors. His talk will center on the Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative’s focus in buttressing the Afghan government’s lead role in responding to the needs and service requests of the people of Afghanistan; and more specifically, in his experience, in Garmsir District of Helmand Province. Prior to this assignment, our speaker served as an associate, Europe and Eurasia Region, with Chemonics providing operational and project management backstop support for USAID and Millennium Challenge Corporation-funded projects in Bosnia and Albania (2009-10); an intern with USAID’s Bureau of Legislative and Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. (2008); an intern with World Vision International in Sarajevo, Bosnia (2008); and a research associate with the Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies in Denver, Colorado (2008). Brewer holds an M.A. International Studies from the University of Denver and a B.A. Psychology and Spanish from Beloit College.

Host:
Amb. (ret.) Robert W. “Bill” Farrand
Peace Operations Policy Program, GMU

RSVP: Please contact Dr. Allison Frendak at 703.993.4983 or afrendak@gmu.edu