Inter-American Defense College
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| Latin: Colegium InterAmericanum Defensionis | |
| Type | Military, Police and Civilian College, not accredited |
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| Established | 9 October 1962 |
| Director | RADM Martha Herb EdD |
| Students | senior officers and civilians of various international militaries and organizations |
| Postgraduates | Master's Degree in Defense and Security |
| Location | Washington D.C., United States, |
| Campus | Fort Lesley J. McNair, |
| Affiliations | Organization of American States (OAS); Inter-American Defense Board (IADB); United States Southern Command; Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
| Website | IADC Official site |
The Inter-American Defense College (IADC) is an unaccredited international educational institution located in Washington D.C., United States, operating under the auspices of the Organization of American States (OAS) and as one of three organs that make up the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB).
The IADC course provides a professionally oriented, multidisciplinary, graduate-level course of study. The eleven-month Master of Science provides senior military and government officials with a comprehensive understanding of governmental systems, the current international environment, structure and function of the Inter-American system, and an opportunity to study broad based security issues affecting the Hemisphere and the world. The development of these concentrations is accomplished through the detailed study of political, economic, psychosocial, and military factors of power. The College leverages the educational and research facilities in the Washington D.C. area as well as external academic visits to the Americas. A full-time Faculty engages in research and publishing.
IADC students follow a curriculum that includes seminars, daily briefings, travel abroad, and preparing a final monograph that charges each student to take a position on hot topics within the Western Hemisphere. The IADC is unique in the Western Hemisphere in that the faculty and the student body are international and sponsored by their countries.
The IADC, located on Fort Lesley J. McNair, was formally opened on 9 October 1962 when the Honorable Dean Rusk, then Secretary of State of the United States, presented the building and furnishings donated by the United States Government. Doctor Jose A. Mora, then Secretary General of the Organization of American States, was the principal speaker at the opening ceremony. The first class, with 29 students representing 15 American republics, received their diplomas on 20 March 1963 with then Vice President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, giving the graduation address and awarding diplomas.
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