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Terrorism Studies Trip to Washington, DC

CTC Education

Summary

Beyond the classroom, the CTC sponsors a number of experiential opportunities for cadets outside of the classroom. Each semester, select cadets from the Terrorism Studies classes participate in the Terrorism Studies Washington D.C. Trip. During the course of this trip, cadets meet with policymakers and intelligence officials at the highest levels of the federal government at the Department of State, the Department of Treasury, US Congress, Department of Defense, National Security Agency, and the National Counterterrorism Center, among others. Cadets in the Homeland Security course have also met with local, state and federal law enforcement officials in New York and with various security officials in the Prime Minister of Canada's office in Ottawa.

During the Spring Semester 2008, cadets met with:

  • Mr. Nick Rasmussen, Senior Director for Combating Terrorism Strategy, National Security Council
  • Mr. David Kilcullen, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State
  • LTG Douglas E. Lute, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, National Security Council
  • Mr. Juan Zarate, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, National Security Council
  • Joel Bagnal, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor
  • Mr. Aaron English, Office of Intelligence Analysis, Department of Treasury
  • Mr. Daniel Glaser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Department of Treasury
  • Art Cummings, Executive Assistant Director, FBI National Security Branch
  • Phil Mudd, Associate Director, FBI National Security Branch
  • LTG Michael D. Maples, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Mike Doran, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
  • Mr. Gary Greco, Joint Intelligence Task Force for Counterterrorism, Defense Intelligence Agency
  • LTG Ron Burgess, Director of National Intelligence
  • Mr. Joseph Stewart, Chief of Staff, National Counterterrorism Center
  • Mr. Bryan Paarmann, FBI Fly Team Chief, National Counterterrorism Center
  • Mike Leiter, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center

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