US diploma for Lankan Navy Commodore
Navy Commodore Thisara S.G. Samarasinghe graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Executive Course in Honolulu this week.

Commodore Samarasinghe received his diploma from retired US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Hank C. Stackpole, president of the Center. Commodore Samarasinghe joined 87 other senior military and civilian government leaders from 32 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region that attended the 12 week course to study regional security.

The Asia Pacific centre for Security Studies is a US Department of Defence regional study, conference and research centre. The centre's mission is to enhance cooperation and build relationships through mutual understanding and study of comprehensive security issues among military and civilian representatives of the US and Asia--Pacific nations.

Countries represented at this course were Bangladesh, Bhutan, Comoros, East Timor, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, Vanuatu and Vietnam.

The Executive Course students discussed national policy, and how the economic, diplomatic, political, cultural and military elements of power affect stability and security of the region as a whole.

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