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A Bilateral Affairs Officer is a United States Army or Air National Guard officer recruited from the state National Guard unit of which he or she is a member. In the National Guard State Partnership Program, each state has a 'partner country' and the Bilateral Affairs Office serves as a conduit between the two. It is considered a diplomatic level assignment. The Bilateral Affairs Officer functions as a security co-operation action officer and forward National Guard Liaison Officer, representing the interests of the respective National Guard. The Bilateral Affairs Office (and/or TCA Coordinator) works for the COCOM (Combatant Command) and for the Embassy Office of Defense Coordinator. The COCOM funds this position and the Bilateral Affairs Office will be under the direction of the Office of Defense Coordinator in the partner country. Furthermore, the Bilateral Affairs Officer coordinates with the State Partnership Director for State Partnership Program events and National Guard forces to participate in military-to-military events. As a result, the positions of Bilateral Affairs Officer and State Partnership Director are mutually supportive.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.eucom.mil/spp )〕 ==Qualifications== To find the most qualified individuals for the job, Bilateral Affairs Officer candidates are stringently screened and boarded and, in some cases, personally interviewed by the state Adjutant General. Candidates must be 'promotable' Captains and Majors. Other criteria for selection are: * Operations and logistics staff experience (or equivalent) * Overseas duty training experience * Varied and extensive staff and operational experience at the battalion/squadron, and brigade/group levels * Knowledge of State Partnership Program * Served as commander of a company/flight and/or battalion/squadron sized unit * Proven organizational experience in handling multiple tasks * Proven capacity to coordinate and facilitate events * Proven communications skills (oral and written) * Knowledge of diplomatic protocol * Military deployment/Combat experience 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bilateral Affairs Officer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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