Charles W. Hooper

Charles W. Hooper

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Former senior U.S. military officer in China and Egypt, senior defense strategist for…

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Experience

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    The Cohen Group

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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    Northbrook, Illinois, United States

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    United States

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    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Virginia, United States

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    Washington, District Of Columbia

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    Cairo, Egypt

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    Stuttgart Area, Germany

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    Honolulu, Hawaii

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    Beijing City, China

Education

  • Harvard Kennedy School Graphic

    Harvard Kennedy School

    Activities and Societies: Student Government Co-Chairman; Class Marshal; Harvard University Commencement Speaker; Award for Academic Excellence

  • Activities and Societies: Varsity Athlete; Class Secretary

  • Activities and Societies: Student Government Chairman; Teaching assistant; tutor

    Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Fellowship

  • Activities and Societies: Honor Graduate

    Advanced Chinese language

  • Activities and Societies: Seminar Leader

  • Activities and Societies: U.S. student leader

    Advanced Chinese language training

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    Leading with Finance is a 6-week, 40-hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School. Leading with Finance helps students understand key financial levers that drive financial performance, examine how the capital markets work, develop a toolkit for making smart financial decisions, and gain the confidence to clearly communicate those decisions to both internal and external stakeholders. The program was developed by leading Harvard Business School faculty and is delivered in an…

    Leading with Finance is a 6-week, 40-hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School. Leading with Finance helps students understand key financial levers that drive financial performance, examine how the capital markets work, develop a toolkit for making smart financial decisions, and gain the confidence to clearly communicate those decisions to both internal and external stakeholders. The program was developed by leading Harvard Business School faculty and is delivered in an active learning environment based on the HBS signature case-based learning model.

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    The course provides an in depth overview of the cyber security roles and responsibilities of corporate board members.

Publications

  • The U.S Must Reform An Arms Sales Process That Invites Dawdling

    Defense News

    The State Department and the Defense Department must partner with Congress to ensure that decisions on arms transfers to our allies and partners are timely, sustainable and efficient.

    Other authors
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  • US National Defense Strategy and the Future of Foreign Military Sales

    Atlantic Council

    The United States is the only great power that prioritizes and emphasizes an approach to foreign military sales based on accountability, due diligence, and values.

    See publication

  • The Value of Partnerships

    Defense News

    How the US will improve its Foreign Military Sales process to remain the global security cooperation “partner of choice”.

    See publication

  • Going Farther by Going Together: Building Partner Capacity in Africa

    Joint Forces Quarterly 67/National Defense University Press

    Absent an African capacity to see to African security, the United States and the international community will continuously be stepping in to oversee disaster and contingency responses. The U.S. Africa Command position is establishing African ownership through collaboration and capacity building. The approach is playing on trust and mutual interest to make the United States the partner of choice for African nations facing a plethora of needs. A variety of programs and initiatives to bolster…

    Absent an African capacity to see to African security, the United States and the international community will continuously be stepping in to oversee disaster and contingency responses. The U.S. Africa Command position is establishing African ownership through collaboration and capacity building. The approach is playing on trust and mutual interest to make the United States the partner of choice for African nations facing a plethora of needs. A variety of programs and initiatives to bolster African defense capabilities are outlined, showing that the command is pursuing its ambition of focused, sustained engagement through collaboration with the interagency, Embassy country teams, regional organizations, and African governments. Capacity building of partners is seen in Africa as elsewhere as key to stretching U.S. and international resources in a fiscally-constrained environment and creating a hedge against the uncertainties of a complex region.

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  • Going Nowhere Slowly: U.S.-China Military Relations 1994-2001

    Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

    An analysis of the challenges in the U.S.-China military relationship.
    http://programs.wcfia.harvard.edu/fellows/publications/going-nowhere-slowly-us-china-military-relations-1994-2001

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Honors & Awards

  • New Jersey Education Association Award for Excellence

    New Jersey Education Association

    Awarded to graduates of New Jersey public schools who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in their field of expertise.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmsLNsTr-u8
    http://njeaconvention.org/awards-for-excellence/

  • French National Defense Medal

    French Government

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/africom/with/12169940415/

  • The Donald M. Stewart Alumni Achievement Award

    Harvard Kennedy School of Government Black Policy Council

  • Distinguished Graduate of the Willingboro (NJ) School District

    The Willingboro (NJ) Education Association

  • The Don K. Price Award for Academic Excellence and Public Service

    Harvard University Kennedy School of Government

    Awarded annually to the top Master in Public Administration student at the Harvard Kennedy School.
    https://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/alumni/charles-hooper

  • Bulgarian Medal of Honor

    Ministry of Defense of Bulgaria

    Presented by the Minister of Defense of Bulgaria for strengthening the US-Bulgaria security relationship.

  • The Military Order of Lafayette; Hall of Fame Award

    Army Foreign Area Officer Association

    Recognizes those U.S. Army Foreign Area Officers who have demonstrated distinguished performance in a variety of assignments and positions.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Chinese

    Professional working proficiency

  • Arabic

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • Council on Foreign Relations

    Member

    - Present

  • Foreign Area Officer Association

    Chairman

    - Present

  • Association of Graduates, United States Military Academy

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    - Present

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