W.
Bruce Weinrod, ITTA’s
Managing Director and General Council, participated in a conference on
"International Technology Cooperation and Irregular Warfare” held in
London, England on June 27-28, 2005. The conference was co-organized by
the Institute
for Defense Analysis (IDA), the Potomac
Foundation, a US policy institute, and the Royal
United Services Institute (RUSI, a British defense policy
think-tank, focusing on transatlantic issues).
The
conference addressed issues related to what technologies are
required to deal effectively with irregular warfare of the type that
now exists in Iraq, and how such technologies can be identified and
quickly and effectively transferred to utilization in combat
operations. The conference provided an opportunity for an exchange
of views between British and US experts.
The
US delegation was led by General (Ret) Larry Welch, former IDA
President. The US delegation also included William Schneider,
Chairman of the Pentagon’s Defense
Science Board. The British delegation included senior military
officials responsible for transatlantic cooperation with respect to
Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lt.
Gen. Charles W. Dyke (US Army, Ret.), ITTA Chairman and CEO, participated in
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD)
2005 Annual Meeting Business Forum, held on May 19-23, 2005, in
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. The EBRD is the primary
international financial institution supporting the transition of the
countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
into democratic governance and liberal market economics.
This
year’s EBRD Annual Meeting highlighted the transition challenges
that continue to affect the economic development of the countries in
the “south and east” of the EBRD’s region of operations –
i.e. Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. The
meeting also reviewed the economic and political impact of last
year’s eastward European Union enlargement on the Central European
and Baltic states that are now members of the Union.
ITTA has been active in advising companies seeking
investment in the countries supported by the EBRD, including the
establishment of representative offices and participation in
privatization projects.
Lt.
Gen. Charles W. Dyke
(ret.), Chairman and CEO of ITTA, was appointed a Distinguished
Member of the 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division,
US Army. Distinguished Members of the Regiment are prestigious or
notable military or civilian persons who are recognized for their
accomplishments. Designation as a Distinguished Member of the Regiment
serves to perpetuate the history and traditions of the Regiment, thereby
enhancing unit morale and spirit.
The
327th Infantry Regiment of the 164th Infantry Brigade was organized in
the Regular Army as part of the 82nd Infantry Division on September 17,
1917 at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The 327th Regiment has served in
numerous conflicts, including World War I, World War II, the Vietnam
War, and Operations Desert Shield and Storm in 1990-1991. Lt. Gen. Dyke
served with the 2nd Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry Regiment, in
Vietnam in 1965-1966, commanded the Battalion in Vietnam in 1968-1969,
and commanded the First Brigade , including the 327th Infantry, 101st
Airborne Division, at Fort Campbell, KY, in 1975-1976.
Since
Operation Desert Storm in Iraq, the 327th Regiment remained actively
involved in peacekeeping operations throughout the world, including in
Egypt, Haiti, and Kosovo. Most recently, the First (Bastogne) Brigade,
101st Airborne Division, with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalion of the
327th Regiment as the principal combat components, was deployed to
Kuwait on March 1, 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The
Regiment actively participated in the drive to oust former Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein and in the massive post-combat reconstruction
effort to establish order and security and rebuild war-torn Iraq.
