LETTER TO WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM JAMES A. GUEST

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UNITED STATES ARMY JOHN F. KENNEDY SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER AND
FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA 28307-5000
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Foreign Area Officer Department
Mr. William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
4600 North Fairfax Drive
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
During the period May 18 through May 21, 1987, approximately 22
student officers and 8 faculty members associated with the Special
Warfare Center and School's Foreign Area Officer (FAO) Course will
be conducting the semiannual Interagency Field Trip in Washington.
The FAO Course is designed to provide selected officers with the
necessary skills to analyze military problems as they are affected
by political, economic, and social events in various geographic
regions of the world.
Preliminary coordination will be made with) lof your
staff to arrange a visit during May 18 through May 21, 1987. CPT
Adolph, Chief, Operations Division, Foreign Area Officer Department,
will be happy to answer any questions you or your staff may have.
He can be reached at [phone]/5608.
We are grateful for your support of the school's educational
mission and look forward to the upcoming visit.
Sincerely,
JAMES A. GUEST
Brigadier General, US Army
Commanding
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
US Any John F. Kennedy Special Warfare
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
UNITED STATES ARMY JOHN F. KENNEDY SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER AND SCH
FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA 28307-5000
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
JAN 1
Foreign Area Officer Department
Honorable William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
1987
87-0392x
Please allow me to express my appreciation for your Agency's
hosting of the Foreign Area Officer students on November 26, 1986.
This visit indisputably gave the officers a greater appreciation
for the Agency's contribution to the defense of our national
interests.
I wish to convey my special thanks tol lof
the Office of Training and Education. Her services were invalu-
able in the planning and coordination of the visit.
I also wish to express my thanks t~bf the
Public Affairs Office for his superb briefing on the organization
and ctions of the Central Intelligence Agency and to
of the Directorate of Operations for his highly informative
presentation on the Central Intelligence Agency and the military.
The small group discussions with the analysts from the Direc-
torate of Intelligence were highly profitable in giving the officers
an up-to-date picture of the situations in their respective areas
of interest.
In short, the visit was a great benefit to the officers involved
and was highly supportive of the Center and School's educational
mission. It is my hope to be able to continue and broaden such
highly profitable professional contacts in the future.
Sincerely,
James A. Guest
Brigadier General, U.S. Army
Commanding
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
UNITED STATES ARMY JOHN F. KENNEDY SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER AND SCHOOL
FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA 28307-5000
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
OCT 10 1986
Foreign Area Officer Department
Mr. William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
During the period November 23 through November 26, 1986, approximately 26
officers associated with the Special Warfare Center and School's Foreign Area
Officer (FAO) Course will be conducting the semiannual Interagency Field Trip
in Washington. The FAO Course is designed to provide selected officers with
the necessary skills to analyze military problems as they are affected by
political, economic, and social events in various geographic regions of the
world.
STAT Preliminary coordination has been made with of your staff to
arrange a visit for November 25, 1986 from 8:30 a.m. to p.m. CPT Adolph,
Chief, Operations Division, Foreign Area Officer Department, will be happy to
answer any questions you or your staff may have. He can be reached at (919)
396-7509/5608.
We are grateful for your support of the School's educational mission and
look forward to seeing you during the upcoming visit.
Sincerely,
James A. Guest
Brigadier General, US Army
Commanding
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
UNITED STATES ARMY JOHN F. KENNEDY SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER
REPLY TO
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Strategic and Area Studies Department
Mr. William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
During the period March 23 through March 28, 1986, approximately 70
officers associated with the Special Warfare Center's Foreign Area Officer
(FAO) Course will be conducting the semiannual Interagency Field Trip in
Washington. The FAO Course is designed to provide Foreign Area Officers
with the necessary skills to analyze military problems as they are affected
by political, economic, and social events in various geographical regions
of the world. A brochure about the FAO specialty, a fact sheet about the
FAO Course, and a class profile are enclosed for your information.
Preliminary coordination has been made with) lof your
staff to arrange a visit on Thursday, March 27, 1986, from 9:00 a.m. to 1200
noon. CPT Kernek, Chief, Operations Division, Strategic and Area Studies
Department, will be happy to answer any questions you or your staff may
have. He can be reached at [phone]/5608.
We are grateful for your support of the Center's educational mission
and look forward to seeing you during the upcoming visit.
Sincerely,
JAMES A. GUEST
Brigadier General, US Army
Commanding
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Appendix 3 to Advance Sheet
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JAN 85
THE FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) SPECIALTY AND THE FAO COURSE
Some Background on Army Officer Education and Training
US Army officers are educated and trained throughout their military careers
based on their own qualification and desires, and the needs of the service.
The program within which this education and training is conducted is called
the Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS). Among its provisions
is the requirement for officers to become qualified in two separate and
distinct functional areas. "Dual Specialization" - as it is called -
provides the Army with professionalization and needed flexibility in
utilizing its officer manpower over time.
An officer begins his initial specialization (called his INSPEC) at entry,
and thereafter periodically receives additional education and training
in that specialty for the remainder of his military service. In his seventh
year of commissioned service, the officer - having a firm foundation in
his INSPEC - begins education and training in an additional specialty
(called his ADSPEC). This training will vary, depending on the ADSPEC
selected and the needs of the individual officer. But in almost all
comparisons, the ADSPEC education and training for the FAO officer is
more formalized, extended in time, and demanding than that found in other
specialties. Therefore, the FAO ADSPEC selection process is extremely
thorough and results in selectees whose prior records strongly suggest
that they can fully accomplish all FAO pre-deployment educational
requirements and succeed in the unique arena of the FAO
soldier-statesman-scholar.
The FAO Specialty
The Foreign Area officer Specialty produces officers qualified for
assignment to positions requiring substantial politico-military awareness,
interdisciplinary analytic skills, a language proficiency, and detailed
knowledge of a specific foreign area. Foreign Area Officer assignment
positions are located throughout the Departments of the Army, Defense
and State, elsewhere in the US Government, and with allied or Host Country
activities abroad.
Foreign Area Officer Program training includes the following: (1) an
advanced degree in area studies or other FAO-related discipline at selected
universities in the United States and abroad; (2) the Foreign Area Officer
Course at the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center (USAJFKSWC),
where interdisciplinary analytic skills are honed and practiced; (3)
language training, and (4) 1-to-2 years travel, research and study in
the FAOs overseas area of specialization. Only when all four educational
phases are accomplished is a FAO qualified for a utilization assignment.
The FAO Course
Course Description: The 21 week/1-day Foreign Area Officer Course is
best understood in terms of education a Foreign Area Officer as opposed
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FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAM/RESERVE COMPONENT (FAOP/RC)
The FAOP/RC Course is conducted by USAJFKSWC for Reserve Component Officer
(ARNGUS or USAR) selected by CC, RCPAC under prerequisites established
by AR 135-11. The FAOP/RC Course encompasses two nonresident phases (I
and III) and two resident phases (II and IV).
a. Nonresident phases: Phase I requires students to prepare and
submit typewritten responses to ten assigned discussion topics based on
directed readings and a recommended, selected biography. Phase III requires
students to prepare and submit an original research paper (25-30 pages)
on a current events topic mutually agreed upon by the student and his/her
appointed Area Seminar Director.
b. Resident phases:
(1) Phase II, FAOP/RC, is conducted four times annually (twice
during each Regular Component FAO Course), once during weeks 6 and 7 (Phase
IIA) and again during weeks 16 and 17 (Phase IIB). To attend Phase IIA,
FAOP/RC members must have a Masters Degree in Area Studies, or equivalent
experience, since at this time Regular FAO Course students will be in
an advanced area studies phase. "Equivalent experience" would include
one year or more residence in a foreign country/countries, extensive travel
in and contact with local populace of foreign countries, or extensive
area study and analysis (short of an actual Masters Degree). All FAOP/RC
members (with or without Area Studies Masters Degree) may attend Phase
IIB at which time a basic area overview will be conducted. To be eligible
for either Phase II session, FAOP/RC members must have received a completion
certificate for Phase I not later than 30 days prior to the Phase II report
date.
(2) Phase IV, FAOP/RC, is conducted two times annually once per
Regular FAOC during weeks 21 and 22 to allow FAOP/RC members to participate
in the International Affairs Symposium and the course graduation exercise.
To be eligible for Phase IV attendance, FAOP/RC members must have received
completion certificates for Phases I, II and III not later than 30 days
prior to the Phase IV report date.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
UNITED STATES ARMY JOHN F. KENNEDY SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER
FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA 28307-5000
REPLY TO
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Mr. William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Executive Registry
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During the period March 23 through March 28, 1986, approximately 70
officers associated with the Special Warfare Center's Foreign Area Officer
(FAO) Course will be conducting the semiannual Interagency Field Trip in
Washington. The FAO Course is designed to provide Foreign Area Officers
with the necessary skills to analyze military problems as they are affected
by political, economic, and social events in various geographical regions
of the world. A brochure about the FAO specialty, a fact sheet about the
FAO Course, and a class profile are enclosed for your information.
Past FAO field trips have included a visit to your agency for the
spouses of FAO students. Preliminary coordination has been made with
on Wednesday, March 26, 1986, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CPT Kernek,
Chief, Operations Division, Strategic and Area Studies Department, will be
happy to answer any questions you or your staff may have. He can be reached
at [phone]/5608.
of your staff to arrange a visit for approximately 40 spouses
We are grateful for your support of the Center's educational mission
and look forward to seeing you during the upcoming visit.
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JAMES A. GUEST
Brigadier General, US Army
Commanding
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REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
UNITED STATES ARMY JOHN F. KENNEDY SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER
FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA 28307-5000
Strategic and Area Studies Department
Mr. William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
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On behalf of the officers and spouses of Foreign Area Officer
Class 1-86, please extend my sincere appreciation to your staff
for their excellent support of our recent Washington Interagency
Field Trip.
in their future assignments. Please convey a special thanks to
The congenial atmosphere and informative presentations combined
to make the visit enjoyable for all and will assist the students
for their assistance in
Thank you again for your interest and cooperation in our educa-
tional efforts.
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AMES A. GUEST
rigadier General, U.S. Army
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OP THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
EDWARD DoNLEY
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
February 17, 1987
The Honorable Robert M. Gates
Director Designate
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
87-0747X
1615HSTREETN.W
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20062
202/859.6000
Dear Mr. Gates:
In behalf of the officers and directors of the
U. S. Chamber of Commerce, it is a special pleasure to
invite you and Mrs. Gates to be our guests at the head
table for the 75th Anniversary Dinner honoring the
Chamber's federation.
This festive, black tie reception and dinner,
followed by dancing, will be held on the evening of
Monday, April 27, 1987, at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
It is the U. S. Chamber's most important social event of
the year, and the entertainment will feature the one and
only Bob Hope.
Your presence would add immeasurably to this
occasion and would mean a great deal to the more than
one thousand persons who will be attending. As our
guest, you would not be called upon to speak. However,
you would be introduced to our audience of business and
government leaders from all over the United States and
from many nations of the world.
The reception, to be held in the Terrace Level
Reception area, is at 7:00 p.m., with dinner, in the
International Ballroom, at 8:00 p.m.
Mrs. Donley and I hope you will join us as we
celebrate three-quarters of a century of service to
American business and the nation. I look forward to
hearing from you in the near future.
Sincerely,
Edward Donley
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