Chapter XV
“Who’s Who”
Force Commander
Thailand
21 Jul 2000-31 Aug 2001
NAME:
BOONSRANG NIUMPRADIT
RANK:
Lieutenant General,
RTA.
POSITION:
Superintendent of National Defence College, National Defence Studies Institutes
BRANCH
OF SERVICE: Army, Artillery
DATE
OF BIRTH: 15 January
1948
PLACE OF BIRTH: Suphan Buri,
Thailand
NATIONALITY: Thai RELIGION: Buddhism
MARITAL
STATUS: Married
WIFE: DR. Nucha Niumpradit
CHILDREN:
None
MILITARY
EDUCATION:
Armed Forces
Academies Preparatory School
1963 – 1965
Chulachomklao Royal
Military Academy
1965 – 1966
Norwich University
1966 – 1967
U.S. U.S. Military
Academy
1967 – 1971
RTA. Command and
General Staff College
1981 – 1982
Thailand National
Defence College
1993
– 1994
(The
National Defence Course, Class 36)
CIVILIAN
EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institutes of Technology 1971 – 1972
Doctorate Degree of Engineering in Structural
and Mechanical Engineering , Asian Institute
of Technology 1974 - 1978
MILITARY
ASSIGNMENTS:
Instructor of
Engineering Mechanical Department,
Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy 1973 – 1978
Aide-de-camp to RTA.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief
1978 – 1980
Chief of Planning
Section, Artillery Center
1982
– 1983
Command of 31st
Artillery Battalion
1983 – 1986
Director of
Artillery Tactics
1986 – 1989
Staff Officer to RTA.
Assistant Commander-in-Chief
1986 – 1989
Staff Officer to
Deputy Supreme Commander
1989 – 1991
Director of Strategic Research Institute,
National Defence Studies Institute 1991 – 1996
Deputy Director of
Joint Operations (J-3)
1996
Advisor of National
Defence Studies Institute,
Acting Staff Officer
to the Supreme Commander
1996 – 1997
Command to Joint
Staff College,
National Defence
Studies Institutes
1997 – 1999
Superintendent of
national Defence College,
1999 – 2000
Force Commander PKF
UNTAET
2000 - 31 Aug 01
OTHERS: President of West Point
Society of Thailand 2000 –
HOBBY: Reading SPORTS: Golf, Jogging
*PKF Homepage
Major
General Roger A. Powell, AM
DEPUTY
FORCE COMMANDER
Australia
Major General Roger Powell arrived in East Timor on 6 March 2001 and assumed duty as the Deputy Force Commander of the UNTAET Peacekeeping Force on 8 March 2001.
Major
General Powell is an Armoured Corps officer with extensive command and
regimental experience.
He initially served in A Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment as a
reconnaissance troop leader.
He then served in a range of regimental duties in the 1st Armoured
Regiment and was appointed Adjutant in 1975.
In
1981 he commanded a Chieftain tank squadron of the 4th Royal Tank
Regiment for eighteen months with the British Army on the Rhine in West Germany
and then for six months in Southern England.
In 1984 he served for two years as Brigade Major (S3) of an infantry
brigade. Promoted
to Lieutenant Colonel in 1987, he served on the Army Staff, responsible for
manpower planning for a year, before returning to the 1st Armoured
Regiment as Commanding Officer for two years.
He
then served as the Chief of Army’s personal staff officer for 18 months before
being promoted to Colonel and appointed Commanding Officer and Director of
Military and Educational Training at the Australian Defence Force’s Military
Academy. Following
this assignment, Major General Powell was promoted to Brigadier to command the 6th
Motorised Brigade in December 1993 for two years.
After working in the joint staff in Defence Headquarters responsible for
Army capability development, he was selected to command of the multi-national
Peace Monitoring Group on the South Pacific Island of Bougainville in October
1999.
Major General Powell was promoted to his current rank
in April 1999 to command the Army’s Training Command, responsible for the
professional development of all ranks on Army run courses.
Major General Powell is a 1971 graduate of the Royal
Military College, Duntroon, and a 1983 graduate of the Command and Staff College
at Queenscliff, Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (History) from University
of New South Wales and a Master of Science (Vocational Psychology) from Florida
State University. He is a graduate
from Australia’s Joint Services Staff College (1989) and the College of
Defence and Strategic Studies (1996). On Australia Day 1996 Major General Powell
was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition for his
contributions in command and training appointments. He maintains a professional interest in training and
leadership theory and practice.
Major General Powell and his wife, Rhonda, have two
adult children. He is a keen sportsman with a continuing interest in Cricket,
Australian Rules Football, Tennis and Squash. His other hobbies include reading,
jogging and bush walking.
*PKF
Homepage
Brigadier
General ALFREDO ASSUNCAO
Chief of Staff
Portugal
Brigadier
General ALFREDO ASSUNCAO, a cavalry officer, graduate of the Portuguese Military
Academy had many important posts during his 34-year Military careers. In
particular, he has served in Guine-Bissau during the Portuguese Colonial War.
In
his academic qualifications he has the Military Academy Cavalry course, Officer
Advanced Course, Command and Staff Course, Staff Course, Command and Leadership
Superior Course, Military Police and Special Operations Course.
He
began his career as Platoon Commander, passing by Troop Commander, Group
Commander and Regiment Commander.
During
the period since1992 until 1997, he was the Military Attaché of Portuguese
Embassy in Angola. During
this time he was the Portuguese Military Adviser for the Peace Conference in
Lusaka and member of the Conflicts Verification and Resolution Commission in
UNAVEM III.
He’s
decorated with two Distinguished Service Silver Medal, Infante D. Henrique Medal
– Comendador, Military Merit Medal – 2 Class, Exemplary Behavior Medal and
Commemorative Medal– Guine.
He
was praised for National Entities – Portuguese President, Chief of Staff of
Armed Forces and other Generals. International Entities – United Nations
General Secretary Special Representative (UNAVEM III) Maitre Allioune Beye and
UNAVEM III Military Force Commander Gen Chris Garuba.
He’s
married to Mrs. Maria Gisela Assuncao and has a daughter called Monica Assuncao
*PKF
Homepage
Chapter
XVI
“The
Whole of Me”
I.
Personal
Data
A.
Name:
SANCHEZ, JR. ISABELITO RAMOS Rank: CAPTAIN
AFSN: O-125410
B.
Present
Position: UNITED NATIONS TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN EAST TIMOR-PEACEKEEPING
FORCE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
C Home Address:
5870-B, KFIR ST.,
AIR FORCE CITY
CLARK FIELD, PAMPANGA
D:
Tel. Nr.:
045-5993884 (Clark Field, Pampanga) 001163-9176636239 Cell
Fax-045-5993884
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Web Site: www.geocities.com/snake1ph/peacekeeper.html
F: Date
of Birth: SEPTEMBER 10, 1963 AGE:
37 Nationality: FILIPINO
II.
Education
A.
Civilian
3rd year Ll.B., 1998-2001,
HARVARDIAN COLLEGE OF LAW
M.M.P.M.,
1996-1999 , UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES ,Master of Management in Public Management) ,
Diliman, Quezon City (Clark Field) ,
Date conferred: 23 April 1999
2nd year Ll. B., 1985-1987 , Northwestern College of Law ,
Laoag City
B.A. Political
Science , 1980-1984 ,
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Diliman, Quezon City
Secondary , 1976-1980 ,
DON BOSCO ACADEMY,
Bacolor, Pampanga
Primary ,
1971-1976 ,
PLARIDEL ELEM. SCHOOL,
Laoag City
Kindergarten, 1970-1971, HOLY SPIRIT ACADEMY , Laoag City
B. Military
Basic Air Intelligence,
1996 , AITS, VAB
Flight Ground Safety,
Sep 94 , Clark AB
Army Tri-Media , Jul-Sep 92 , Civil Military Ops School,
Ft. Bonifacio, Makati City
Basic Air Force Officer , Jan-Apr 92 ,
Air Force Officers School , VAB, Pasay City
Military History ,
Oct 91 ,
AFP Commissioned O'Club
Officer Candidate Cl 4 , May 89-Mar 90,
Officer Candidate School,
Cp Capinpin, Tanay, Rizal
Administrative Course, Feb 89- May 89, PAF Tech Training Center , Fernando AB, Lipa City
Candidate
Soldier , Sep 88-Jan 89, School of Basic Soldiery
III.
Summary of
Professional Skills and/or Expertise- Field of Expertise: Public Information,
Public Management, International Law, Political Science, Social Science,
Military Information, Creative
Writing, Web Creation and Publishing, Public Speaking, Broadcasting,
Investigation
IV.
A.
Credential
or Professional Training: Master of Ceremony/Program Director/Graphics
Designer/Pamphlet Souvenir Artist and Composer during “Night in Asia” (12 May 01) and “A Filipino Night with
Friends in East Timor (17 February 2001), Peacekeeping Force-UNTAET PIO (25 Aug
2000-present), Webmaster/Editor-in-Chief Peacekeeper Web Site, RP-US Balikatan
2000 Spokesman, Senior Lecturer
University of the Philippines Clark Field (Pol. Sci. and Soc. Sci., 1999-2000),
Candidate City Councilor 1988 Local Election, Announcer/Newswriter/Disc
Jockey DWSN and DWIL F-M Laoag City, Editor-in-Chief Review Today (NWC Law 1987)
B.
Computer
Skills: Web Master on Microsoft
Word, Movie Maker, Power Point, Excel, Front Page, HTML, FTP, M-S Dos, etc.
V.
Summary of
Related Work Experience:
A.
Work
History/Management/Achievements
1. RP-US
Visiting Forces Agreement "Balikatan
2000", Jan-Mar 2000, as
the spokesman Clark Events.
I was the spokesman of the first military exercise between the Philippines and the United
States ever held under the framework of the VFA,
which was mostly held in Clark Field, Pampanga. Amidst the initially
strong and unfavorable conjectures from the radical groups, as a spokesman I was
able to bridge the gap of understanding, clarified
their worst fears by utilizing what
I consider the two best strong arms of democracy- the
media and the military
working together as a team in
filling-up public opinion.
2. University of
the Philippines, Clark Field, Pampanga, school year 1999-2000, 2000-2001, as
Senior Lecturer in Political Science and Social Science.
I was a professor in Political
Sociology, Philippine Government and Politics ,and
Social, Economic and Political Thought with 9 hours a week. In my discussions,
I am knowledgeable of the various development paradigm from classical up
to post-modern ideals that provide a contrasting alternative or mainstream
reinforcement to vivid and concrete prevalent realities.
3. Philippine
Air Force, Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1989-present. Foremost, I've been
writing speeches for the Wing Commander for the last ten years. The following
are significant positions held and achievements:
Wing PIO, Dir for Administration, Briefing Officer, Administrative
Officer to WC, Member Special Studies Com, Dir Intelligence and Investigation,
Doctrine Officer, Wing Historical
Officer, Lecturer Intelligence Seminars, Secretary Council of Commanders, Chief
Plans/Orgn/Training, Aide-Camp, Spokesman and
Master of Ceremonies. Awards
and Plaques are:
8 Military Merit Medal, 3 Military Commendation Medal, Outstanding and
Best Contributor Awards, Dakilang
Ama (Model Father) Award, Gintong Sikap (Golden Achievement) Award, 2 Katibayan
ng Kagalingan, 17 Letters of Commendation.
4.
Candidate City Councilor in Laoag City during 1988 Local Elections.
It was a test of fire of my popularity as Disc Jockey but it never turned
out winning votes. Others view it
as a systemic dysfunction but I want to view it more positively. I had a short
feel of the power game but it left me
a legacy for public service.
5.
Newswriter, Newscaster, Announcer, Disc Jockey, Philippine Broadcasting
Company; Southern Broadcasting Network (1984-1985; 1985-1987, respectively),
Laoag City. I was responsible in making
DWSN-FM as number one FM in 1986 and received the Most Objective Newscast Award
in 1987.
6. Editor-in-Chief,
Review Today, Northwestern College of Law, Laoag
City, 1985-1987.
7. University of the Philippines, Depart of
Political Science, Diliman, Quezon City,
1984 as Student Assistant. As
such, I facilitated inquiries of the students from administrative to
academic matters.
B. United Nations Related Experience
United
Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor- Peacekeeping Force,
Public Information Officer, August 25, 2000-Aug 25, 2001. As one of the spokesmen, I am responsible in disseminating
appropriate information to the media to augment the bid of
success in peacekeeping operations in East Timor. I do attend press conferences
and speak on matters of peacekeeping operations. Additionally, as the
Editor-in-Chief, I
have written articles, and created and continue publishing a web
newsletter of the Peacekeeping
Force that provides the venue for additional and news worthy information to
bolster the success of the
multi-national peacekeeping efforts.
VI.
Publications:
A.
Peacekeeper:
www.geocities.com/snake1ph/peacekeeper.html
Articles
published from 25 August 2000-February 19, 2001 which all appeared in Timor
Post
·
The Media
Environment in East Timor (Concept Paper delivered during the 2nd
PIOs Conference at PKF Hqs, 7 June 2001)
·
Where the
oil should be- where friction rubs
·
Truth
Serum-nothing to loss, everything to gain
·
Timorization:
Quo Vadis?
·
Peacekeeping
at its best-in retrospect
·
The Rising
Expectation Syndrome-a conflict situation
·
Socio-cultural
praxis of an emerging nation-state
·
Public
Information-a simulacrum perspective
B.
Philippine
Air Force Newsletter: "600th Air Base Wing- the Matrix of Air
Force City," February 2000.
C.
News
Releases appearing in National/
International Media
during 1991 Mt. Pinatubo Eruption-onward; Balikatan 2000 Coverage, and
UNTAET-PKF operations 2000
D.
Review
Today, Northwestern College of Law, Laoag City, 1985-1987.
VII.
Languages:
A.
Filipino-mother
tongue
B.
Ilocano-
ethnic dialect
C.
Other
Languages
1.
English-excellent
both verbal and written
2.
Spanish-minimal
working knowledge ( can be improved)
3.
Russian-minimal
working knowledge (can be improved)