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About Us We are a Department of Defense institution that brings together current and future military and civilian leaders from the Indo-Asia-Pacific to address regional and global security challenges. Through executive education, professional exchanges, and trust-building, we aim to enhance security cooperation.

Opened on Sept. 4, 1995, DKI APCSS proudly celebrates 30 years of impact this year. For three decades, we have strengthened connections, enhanced security cooperation, and promoted peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific. With over 15,000 alumni from 122 countries, our mission to foster resilient networks and shared understanding continues to shape a brighter future.
DKI APCSS 30th Anniversary logo About Us
Vision Vision A free and prosperous Indo-Pacific promoting collaborative, inclusive security. Mission DKI APCSS builds resilient capacity, shared understanding, and networked relationships among civilian and military practitioners and institutions to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. Guiding Principles
• Transparency: Foster an environment
   that encourages open and honest
   communication and processes.
• Mutual Respect: Value perspectives
   that are different from our own.
• Inclusion: Seek to involve the broadest      range of stakeholders and ideas.
Facts 59 Alumni
Association
Courses Held
Countries Attending
Graduates
Alumni
Virtual Engagements
Virtual Participants
Years in Service
200
138
14,236*
13,557
86
5,821
26
FACTS
Alumni Senior
positions
President/PM
Vice President/Deputy PM
Minister/Deputy Minister
Ambassador/High Commissioner
Chief or Deputy Chief of Defense
Chief or Deputy Chief of Service
Cabinet or Parliament appointment
General/Flag Officer
6
11
98
210
47
63
198
1339
1955
Participants 10,495 Workshops 229 Courses
History President Clinton signed H.R. 4650, which included $3 million for the start-up of the Center, patterned after the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. The Center was created to build on the strong bilateral relationships between the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the armed forces of the nations in the Asia-Pacific region, by focusing on the broader multilateral approach to addressing regional security issues and concerns. Our History The Center officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the Honorable William J. Perry, then-Secretary of Defense and General John M. Shalikashvili, then Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also, 90 attendees from 33 countries participated, including several ministers of defense and key international representatives.
Sept. 30, 1994 Sept. 30, 1994
Seal The Lamp of Knowledge represents the academic focus of the Center and signifies the desire to foster understanding, cooperation and the study of regional security issues. The laurel branches form a Wreath of Peace that emphasize the Center’s non-warfighting approach to addressing regional security issues. The visible portion of the world globe depicts the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility. Seal The continuous ribbon symbolizes the strong interrelationship among the six geographic regions of the Asia-Pacific theater. (This seal was conceptualized by Dr. Jimmie R. Lackey, who was then an Army colonel, and is a former DKI APCSS executive director).
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