2023 COMMUNITY CHAPTER LEADERS FORUM: BUILDING CAPACITY, ENHANCING PARTNERSHIP

Dory has served in multiple leadership roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, including Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, and acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Plans and Posture. [...] Houngnikpo holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Paris VIII Saint-Denis in France and another doctorate in international studies from the University of Denver in the United States. [...] As Minister of Security of Burkina Faso from 2008 to 2011, he initiated and developed a Homeland Security Strategy and operationalized the concept of community policing and community participation in the management of security issues. [...] from the Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies in Paris, France, on security sector reform and governance in the ECOWAS Region and a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. [...] Traoré’s clients comprise of the African Union (AU), the Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), and Peace Support Operations (PSOs) Training Institutions in Africa, the African Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), GIZ (The German Development Cooperation), the Sw.