GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Dec. 16, 2014) -- U.S. Army Lt. Gen. (ret) Keith Dayton, director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, hosted a holiday reception Dec. 16 for the Mayor of the City of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Dr. Sigrid Meierhofer and members of the Friends of the Marshall Center at his home here.
Formed in 1996, Friends of the Marshall Center is an organization comprised of citizens from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, who sponsor activities for participants attending Marshall Center resident courses.
These activities help participants, who are from around the world, experience the Bavarian culture while they are here.
The annual holiday reception at the Marshall Center director's home is an event to personally thank the members of the Friends of the Marshall Center.
The mission of the Marshall Center is to create a more stable security environment by advancing democratic institutions and relationships, especially in the field of defense: promoting active, peaceful security cooperation and enhancing enduring partnerships throughout the world.
The Marshall Center conducts a variety of unique programs involving, to date, officials from more than 110 countries. The center's resident programs have a long-term academic focus, while its non-resident programs focus on current issues and problem solving. Graduate support specialists work to maintain contact with and support more than 10,000 Marshall Center alumni.
The Marshall Center offers eight resident programs that examine complex transnational, regional and international security issues: Program on Terrorism and Security Studies; Program on Applied Security Studies; Program on Security Sector Capacity Building; Seminar on Regional Security; Seminar on Transnational Civil Security; Program on Countering Narcotics and Illicit Trafficking; Senior Executive Seminar; and, Program on Cyber Security Studies.
Those interested in attending a Marshall Center resident program, call the Registrar's Office at +49 (0)8821-750- 2656/2530/2327 or DSN 314-4402-656/530/327, or email registrar@marshallcenter.org.
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