CAPTAIN NIGEL DEDMAN,R.N. British Defense and Naval Attaché English member and newly appointed Treasurer Mr. Stewart Cusden, (who took the coffers from Navy Leager par-excellence, Past President, Mr.James Dodson), was responsible for bringing to the NL a little bit of history on November 20th, 2004: TRAFALGAR was the subject of this evening’s dinner. For those readers who would like to refresh your memories on the subject we propose you pick up an old history book so as not get confused with today’s Red and Blue teams, -as far as we know it has always been about Great Britain, Spain and France...Captain Dedman, R.N., was very diplomatic and informative: he presented all those who attended with a complimentary miniature book on the Life and Times of Lord Nelson.... Captain Dedman joined the Royal Navy in 1971 serving on board HM Ships TENBY, ENDURANCE and NUBIAN and received the first commission of the first TYPE 42 DESTROYER, HMS Sheffield, before commencing helicopter flying training in 1976. Qualifying as an ASW Sea King observer, he served in the 824th Squadron during the final commission of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS ARK ROYAL. He was a Flight observer on the ship HMS Kent serving in the 737th Squadron as a flying instructor of Wessex MK 3 type helicopters. In 1981, he commanded the HMS WALKERTON, a minesweeper in the Fishery Protection Squadron based at Rosyth, Scotland. In 1983, part of his flying duties as a Senior Observer was policing the Falkland Island Protection Zone following the 1982 conflict with Argentina. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1984, he attended the SpanishWar College in Madrid, qualifying as well as an interpreter. He then went on to join the Nato staff of the Commander ASW Striking Force as both an aviation and ASW specialist. In 1989 he commanded the 829th Squadron on board the HMS ARK ROYAL coinciding with the front-line introduction of the Sea King MK6 and operations in support of the Gulf War. In 1990 he was promoted to Commander and spent the next three years on the staff of the Maritime Tactical School on board HMS DRYAD. He then received an appointment to work with the Defense Export Services Organization at the Ministry of Defense promoting UK defense equipment abroad. In 1997 he returned to the HMS DRYAD, the School of Maritime Operations, as the Executive Officer and in 1999 he joined the Staff of Second Sea Lord in the Directorate of Naval Service Conditions and was also involved in the development of the Royal Navy’s Personnel Strategy for the 21st Century. Promoted to his current rank in 2001, Captain Dedman returned to the Ministry of Defense as head of Naval Section within the Defense Export Services Organization. In July 2003 he was appointed Defense and Naval Attaché to the Madrid Embassy. In his spare time, Captain Dedman is also the co-founding Director of TRADE AID UK, a non-profit organization which provides funding for housing, health and education projects in the developing world.

Mr. Adrew H. Hazell Mr. George Mahl convinced businessman Mr.Andy Hazell to join the NL in 1991 and also asked him to speak to the members and share some of his secrets for a successful business... and, as any member should, he gave an excellent dissertation on the do’s and don’ts for a stable relationship with the media on September 20th, 2004.... A native of New Orleans, who graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Business Administration and Spanish, he now owns and manages the corporate communications agency DÉDALO COMUNICACIÓN wih offices in Madrid and Barcelona. He has worked on most of Spain’s privatizations since 1989. Mr. Hazell talked to us as he does regularly to businessmen, on how the Spanish media works, especially outlining the make-up and functioning of large media organizations well known in this country.   Biographies prepared by NL Vice President Scott Cochrane. “Pithy” comments by the Editor

Joe Bond

Guest Speaker Mr. Joe Bond DEA Country Attaché Spain, Portugal and Cape Verde   Joe Bond began his career as a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in July of 1988 in the New Orleans Field Division.   1999 assigned to Operation Snowcap, an enforcement strike force aimed at significantly slashing the supply of illicit cocaine reaching the United States from Latin America by the suppression of cocaine production through the destruction of clandestine cocaine laboratories in the jungles of South America.   August 1997 assigned as a Special Agent in the Mexico City Country Office.   June 1999 promoted to the Enforcement Group Supervisor, directing enforcement efforts targeting drug trafficking organizations operating in Mexico.   August 2003 Mr. Bond was transferred to DEA Headquarters in Washington and assigned to the office of International Operations where he coordinated enforcement activities in Mexico and Central America.   August 2004 promoted as the DEA Country Attaché for Spain, Portugal and Cape Verde, Africa.    Mr. Bond is DEA principal advisor to the Government on all matters relating to the control of illicit traffic in narcotics, plans and organizes DEA programs and initiatives in the host countries and is the principal advisor to the Ambassador on these matters.   BS Degree in Marketing & Business Administration from the University of Mississippi. Married with five children.