International Security Cooperation Program Manager
Office Of Security Cooperation, Us Embassy Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia
Responsible for managing a $1.2 billion portfolio of bilateral security cooperation programs and assistance between the United States Department of Defense and the Tunisian Ministry of Defense. Managed a wide scope of international education and training programs and equipment sales stemming from Title 10 building partnership capacity (BPC) authorities, the Counter Isis Train and Equip Fund (CTEF), Title 22 foreign military financing/foreign military sales (FMF/FMS) authorities, the counterterrorism fellowship program (CTFP), the Tran-Sahara counter terrorism training partnership (TSCTP), the counter terrorism partnership Fund (CTPF), peace-keeping operations (PKO) support, and defense institutional building (DIB), and international military education and training (IMET) programs for an Africa Command priority country.• Served as the senior advisor to one SDO/DATT and two Office of Security Cooperation Chiefs on Security Cooperation Program Management• Coordinated with various United States Government agencies, as well as Tunisian civil and military authorities for the reception and integration of equipment acquired through the Foreign Military Sales process valued more than $100 million USD• Assisted key stakeholders in U.S. Africa Command and United States Army Africa with preparing for Office of Security Cooperation Tunis's annual Security Assistance Management Review (SAMR), Financial Management Review (FMR), Country Cooperation Meeting (CCM), Major Defense Acquisition Program Management Reviews (PMRs), Requirements and Synchronization Working Group (RSWG), Strategy to Resources Working Group (STRWG), and the Security Cooperation Education and Training Working Group (SCETWG), and Joint Military Commission (JMC)• Conducted bilateral engagements with foreign senior defense officials to review their current equipment capabilities and provide recommendations on emerging capabilities available through the Foreign Military Sales process