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| 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] | 
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| 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 | , | 
| Campus | Fort Lesley J. McNair, | 
| Affiliations | Organization of American States; Inter-American Defense Board; United States Southern Command; Joint Chiefs of Staff. | 
| Website | iadc | 
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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, currently the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights[8] and 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]
 
References
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- 1 2 "Application Assignments".
 - ↑ "Inter-American Defense College".
 - ↑ "ACICS Loss of Accreditation Recognition". Retrieved 2017-04-10.
 - ↑ http://iadc.edu/about/directory/biographies/
 - ↑ "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". August 2009.
 - ↑ "Course Catalog and Student Handbook - Class 58" (PDF). Inter-American Defense College. July 2018 – June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-27.
 - ↑ "Inter-American Defense College".
 - ↑ United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
 - ↑ "Sergeant at Arms". house.gov. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
 
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