Abshire Lecture at CSIS: Featuring Adm Mullen, Roughead, Sen. John Warner

David M. Abshire Lecture at CSIS:

“The Inimitable Admiral Arleigh ‘31 Knots’ Burke: Lessons for Leadership and Strategy Today”

Presentation by:

The Honorable David M. Abshire
President and CEO,
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress

Followed by a panel discussion including:

Moderator:

Evan Thomas,
Editor-at-Large,
Newsweek Magazine

Panel:

Admiral Michael Mullen,
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Admiral Gary Roughead,
Chief of Naval Operations

Senator John Warner,
Former U.S. Senator

Vice Admiral Ann Rondeau,
President of the National Defense University

WASHINGTON, January 28, 2010 – The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) will host a discussion on Admiral Arleigh Burke and his lessons on leadership for today. The discussion will feature a presentation by the Hon. David Abshire, president and CEO of CSPC, followed by a panel discussion including Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations; former Senator John Warner; Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president of the National Defense University; and Evan Thomas, editor-at-large of Newsweek magazine.

WHEN/WHERE: Friday, January 29, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
CSIS B1 Conference Center (1800 K Street, NW)
The panel will take questions after its remarks.

Credentialed members of the media who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org.

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, non-profit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decisionmakers.

H. Andrew Schwartz
CSIS
www.csis.org