Chiefs of Defense (CHoD) Conference
30 March - 1 April 2009
About the Conference »
The U.S. Central Command will host the second annual Central and Southern Asia Chiefs of Defense conference March 30 in Washington, D.C. The three-day conference is a joint service and multinational event held annually to provide the senior defense officials with direct access to the commander of USCENTCOM and to increase high-level dialogue between regional Chiefs of Defense from countries such as Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
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Honorable Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
The Honorable James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State at the U.S. Department of State
Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General David H. Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command
Lieutenant General John R. Allen, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command
Major General Michael D. Jones, Director, U.S. Central Command J3
Major General Robert R. Allardice, Director, U.S. Central Command J5
Brigadier Simon P. Wolsey, Deputy Director, U.S. Central Command J5, Royal British Army
Brigadier General Robert E. Livingston Jr., Director, Coalition Coordination Center
David Barno, Director NESA Center, Lieutenant General, (USA Ret.)
Afghanistan
Lieutenant General Sher Mohammad Karimi, Chief of Operations of the General Staff, Afghanistan
Mr. Ashraf Haidari, Political Counselor, Afghanistan Embassy
Colonel Richard L. Phillips, Afghanistan, U.S. Escort
Kazakhstan
General-Lieutnant Bulat Kaskenovich Sembinov, Deputy Minister of Defense, Republic of Kazakhstan
Captain Valeriy Vishnikin, Kazakhstan Aide
Colonel Assylbek Mendygaliyev, Defense Attache, Kazakhstan Embassy
Colonel Keith Harrington, Kazakhstan, U.S. Escort
Kyrgyzstan
Colonel Murat Beishenov, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Defense for Kyrgyzstan Republic
Lieutenant Nurlan Jumaliv, Kyrgyzstan Aide
Mr. Arslan Anarbaev, Deputy Chief of Mission, Kyrgyzstan Embassy
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Zoubek, Kyrgystan, U.S. Escort
Pakistan
Lieutenant General Raza Muhammad Khan, Director General for the Joint Staff Headquarters of Pakistan
Major Jawad Raza Khan, Pakistan Aide
Brigadier General Nazir Butt, Defense Attache, Pakistan Embassy
Brigadier General Joseph Dibartolomeo, Pakistan, U.S. Escort
Tajikistan
General-Lieutenant Ramil Khalilovich Nadirov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, 1st Deputy Minister of Defense for the Republic of Tajikistan
Lieutenant Parviz Dadabaev, Tajikistan Aide
Masud Khalifaev, First Secretary/Deputy Chief of Mission, Tajikistan Embassy
Lieutenant Colonel Larry Harrison, Tajikistan, U.S. Escort
Turkmenistan
Colonel Guychmyrat Ashyrov, Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of the Main Armaments Department, Ministry of Defense for Turkmenistan
Lieutenant Annamurat Yagmurov, Turkmenistan Aide
Lieutenant Colonel Begench Gundogdyyev, Defense and Military Attache, Turkmenistan Embassy
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Jannette, Turkmenistan, U.S. Escort
Uzbekistan
Mr. Bakhtier Ibragimov, Deputy Chief of Mission, Uzbekistan Embassy
Mullen cites high priority of Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy
Executing President Barack Obama’s strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan is the U.S. military's top priority, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told defense leaders from Central Asia who met here Tuesday.
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US: Petraeus Emphasizes Shared Goals at Defense Chiefs Conference
A meeting of chiefs of defense here re-emphasizes the shared commitments of Central Asia and the United States to security and stability in the region, the commander of U.S. Central Command said here today.
Army Gen. David H. Petraeus told the defense chiefs from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan that the meeting will help all involved better address their common interests.
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USCENTCOM to host Chiefs of Defense Conference
The three-day conference is a joint service and multinational event held annually to provide the senior defense officials with direct access to the commander of USCENTCOM and to increase high-level dialogue between regional Chiefs of Defense from countries such as Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
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U.S. Central Command Hosts Chiefs' of Defense Conference
U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. David Petraeus will host the second annual Central and South Asia Chiefs of Defense Conference from March 30 to April 1 in Washington D.C. Senior defense officials from participating countries will be in attendance to foster regional military-to-military cooperation and increase high-level dialogue.
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Part 1 CASA CHOD
Closing w/Lt. Gen. Allen
The Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command, Lt. Gen. John R. Allen, gives his closing remarks to the attendees of the Central and South Asia Chiefs of Defense conference April 1 in Washington, D.C.
Part 2 CASA CHOD
Closing w/Lt. Gen. Allen
Part 1 of CASA CHOD
Opening w/Gen. Petraeus
The Commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. David H. Petraeus, delivers the opening remarks for the Central and South Asia Chiefs of Defense conference March 31 in Washington, D.C.
Part 2 of CASA CHOD
Opening w/Gen. Petraeus
Part 3 of CASA CHOD
Opening w/Gen. Petraeus
Chiefs of Defense Conference
Adm. Mike Mullen and Gen. David Petraeus speak to military leaders at Chiefs of Defense conference.
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