DKI APCSS Director Peter Gumataotao served for 36 years in the United States Navy. A native of Guam, he is the first native Chimorro to achieve the rank of a Navy flag officer. He has served as commander of Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Carrier Strike Group 11, United States Naval Forces Korea, Destroyer Squadron 31, USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), and the USS Decatur (DDG-73) He has served as the DKI APCSS director since 2018.

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) is a U.S. Department of Defense institute that officially opened Sept. 4, 1995, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Center addresses regional and global security issues, inviting military and civilian representatives of the United States and Asia-Pacific nations to its comprehensive program of executive reeducation and workshops, both in Hawaii and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

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