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Fernando Tapias Stahelin (born July 14, 1943 - † September 27, 2015) was a General (retired) of Colombian Armed Forces. He served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Colombian Armed Forces for a period of four years (1998–2002) during the presidential term of president Andres Pastrana. After that, he served as ambassador of Colombia in Dominican Republic from 2002 to 2004 and subsequently served as Deputy Minister of Defense〔 for its social and business group for two years from 2009 to 2010 during the presidential term of president Alvaro Uribe. He was in the Colombian Armed Forces for 41 years,〔 achieving all the military ranks all the way up to his appointment as General Commander for the Colombian Armed Forces. According to magazine ''Semana'', Tapias is remembered as the man who conceived and initiated the military modernization and reorganization program for the Colombian Armed Forces, covering each of the forces: army, aviation and navy. In a period of four years, these organizations had a profound transformation as a result of a carefully planned process of reengineering, which was fundamental for Colombia to be able to overcome a serious security crisis that had lasted for over forty years. This was a fundamental key that helped increase the necessary trust between the governments of Colombia and the United States, which benefitted the subsequent implementation of Plan Colombia. General Tapias was a fundamental element in the search of international support that generated the feasibility of Plan Colombia which later became a vital back-up for the international fight against trafficking of illegal drugs. General Tapias is currently CEO for Zehirut Group, an organization that specializes in security services and consulting for governments, companies and institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. ==Military career== Tapias joined the military school of cadets in 1961, in which he graduated as a sub lieutenant in 1963 in the branch of armed infantry. Throughout his military career, he endured his leadership in different commanding positions such as commander of the presidential battalion, commander of the fifth division, director of the arms and services school, director of the sub-officials military school, director of the military school of cadets, general inspector of the army, deputy commander and Chief of Staff of the Colombian Army. Between 1998 and 2002, he served as General Commander of the Colombian Armed Forces. From this post, he planned and directed the reorganization of the Colombian military forces and generated the viability of Plan Colombia. 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「Fernando Tapias Stahelin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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