

- Eurasia Security Program
US -
November 21 – December 3, 2005
European Curriculum
November 21-23, 2005
November 20
17:54 Arrival to
SHAPE transport.
November 21 SHAPE
0800 Pick up at the "
Escorted by Warrant Officer 1 Reemt Janssen, GE A, SHAPE Protocol
0900 Visitors arrive at SHAPE Berlin Gate and escorted to SHAPE Main Entrance
0915 Welcome remarks by General Rainer Schuwirth, GE A, Chief of Staff
0920 Briefing: "ACO Today and The Way Forward to include an Operational Update", presented by Colonel Petr Velehradsky, CZ A, Chief of Resources
Planning Section in the Management Branch, J6
1005 Coffee/Tea Break in the Protocol Lounge
1030 Question and Answer Period chaired by Mr. Steve Covington, US Civ,
Special Advisor to SACEUR also attended by:
Commander (N) Steve Krotow, US N, J3
Major Norman Litterini,
1130 Depart Eisenhower Conference Centre for SHAPE Club (SC) escorted by SHAPE Protocol
1200 Luncheon in the SHAPE Officers'Club Hainaut Room hosted by Mr. Steve Covington, US Civ, Special Advisor to SACEUR also attended by:
Major General Alexander V. Fillipovich,
Lieutenant Colonel Evgeny Fedorov,
Major Litterini
Warrant Officer 1 Janssen
1330 Visitors escorted to Partnership Coordination Cell (PCC)
1340 Welcome Remarks by Brigadier General Stefan C. Oprea, RO Director Partnership
Coordination Cell (DDPCC) followed by the Briefing
presented by Colonel Marius Craciun, RO AF, Chief Programme & Analysis
1440 Briefing "National issues" presented by Major General Alexander V. Fillipovich, RUS A, Chief Russian Military Office at SHAPE
1500 Depart and return to
November 22 NATO Headquarters
0800 Depart Hotel by NATO bus
0845 Arrival at NATO HQ Check in at
0915 An Introduction to NATO and its structure by Dr Petr LUNAK, Senior Programme Coordinator, Public Diplomacy Division
1015 Briefing and discussion on NATO's Current Political Agenda by Mr Robert PSZCZEL, Press Officer, Public Diplomacy Division
1100 Coffee/tea break
1130 Briefing and discussion on NATO's Current Operations by Mr Mihai CARP, Crisis Management Policy Section, Operations Division
1230 Lunch in the Restaurant hosted by Mrs Monique TUFFELLI-PIERRE, Head of Outreach Countries Section, Public Diplomacy Division
1430 Briefing and discussion on NATO-Russia Relations by Mr Paul FRITCH, Head of Russia and Ukraine Relations Section, Political Affairs and Policy Division
1515 Introductory remarks by Brigadier General Marek OJRZANOWSKI, Deputy Assistant Director, Cooperation and Regional Security Division, International Military Staff,
followed by a briefing on NATO-Russia Military Cooperation by Colonel Herbert DANZER, Head of Russia/Ukraine Branch, Cooperation and Regional Security Division
1600 Coffee/tea break
1630 Panel discussion on Military Cooperation chaired by Mrs Monique TUFFELLI-PIERRE
with the participation of:
- Italian Mil Representative Vice Admiral SANFELICE DI MONTEFORTE
- Lithuanian Mil Representative Brigadier General MAŽEIKIS
1730 Meeting with Col. Sergei ISAEV and Col. Alexander BOBROV, Russian Military Representation to NATO
November 23 European Ministers Council of Ministers
10:15 Delegation departs for EU Building DEMOT 24
09:30 “The European Common Foreign and Security Policy” by Mr. Dusan Chrenek, Deputy Head of Task Force Policy Unit
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 “The European Security and Defense Policy and European Military Structures” by Brigadier General Lennart Bengtsson
12:15 Departure to Brussels Midi train station
17:56 Departure to Ashford
18:34 Arrival to Ashford
20:00 Dinner at Imperial Hotel in Hythe
November 24 OPTAG
08:30 Depart Hotel
09:00 Arrive
09:15 Operational Training Advisory Group Briefing on OPTAG
10:15 Judgmental training demonstration by Senior NCO Sgt Colley
10:45 Public Order training 1 Black Watch Regiment by Capt HP Jellard
11:30 Range briefing by Range Officer Maj P O’Reilly
12:30 Depart OPTAG
13:00 Roast Beef Lunch at Woolpack Inn
14:15 Depart to
16:30 Arrive to Trafalgar Thisle Hotel
18:00 Informal Dinner at Browns
21:00 Tower of
November 25 Ministry of Defense
09:00 Arrive to MoD
09:20 Introduction by
09:30
10:30 MOD Generic Brief by Maj G V Baker RE – Policy and Defence Relations
11:15 General Staff Briefing Brig William Cubitt - Director of General Staff
12:30 Lunch
13:30
14:15
15:30 Unit Visit - Honourable Artillery Company
18:00 Formal Dinner at IISS
November 25
16:00 Departure for the
November 27 – December 3, 2005
November 27
21:35 Arrival
November 28
08:00 Breakfast
10:15 Tour of Harvard
12.30 Tour of
18:00 Orientation to
19:00 Opening dinner
November 29
08:30 Welcome
09:00 Presentation: Preventing Nuclear Terrorism, Graham Allison
11:00 Presentation: South Asia,
14.00 Presentation: Intelligence Reform, Ernest May
November 29
08:00 Study groups
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