Barbados president urges hemispheric unity at Inter-American Defense College graduation

WASHINGTON, D.C., : Military officers, national police personnel, civilian officials, and government representatives from 19 countries across the Americas graduated from the Inter-American Defense College (IADC) on Friday, June 12, during a commencement ceremony held in the Hall of the Americas at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS).

The graduating class of 65 joins a distinguished network of more than 3,000 alumni from 27 nations who have completed the prestigious programme since the college was established in 1962. Approximately 27 per cent of graduates have gone on to attain the rank of general or flag officer, or its civilian equivalent, serving in senior leadership positions across the hemisphere.