U.S. Forward Presence in the Asia-Pacific Region Conference at CSIS

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2012 – The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) International Security Program and Japan Chair will host a discussion on U.S. forward presence in the Asia-Pacific region. This discussion will feature a presentation of the CSIS independent assessment of U.S. force posture strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.

WHEN/WHERE:
Monday, September 24, 2012
8:30am – 1:00pm
B1 Conference Center
CSIS 1800 K. St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

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

AGENDA
8:30-8:45am Welcoming Remarks

John Hamre
President and CEO, CSIS

8:45-9:00am Presentation: U.S. Forward Presence in the Asia-Pacific Region
 
9:00-9:45am CSIS Independent Assessment of U.S. Force Posture Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region

David Berteau
Senior Vice President and Director, International Security Program, CSIS

Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, Georgetown University

9:45-10:00am Break
 
10:00-11:00am Panel One: U.S. Perspectives

Ambassador Richard Armitage
President, Armitage International

Admiral Timothy Keating
U.S. Navy (ret.)

Mr. Walter Slocombe
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Moderator:
David Berteau
Senior Vice President and Director, International Security Program, CSIS
 
11:00-12:00pm Panel Two: Regional Perspectives

Ernest Bower
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program, CSIS

Victor Cha
Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; Professor, Georgetown University

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Noboru Yamaguchi
Professor of military history and strategy, National Defense Academy of Japan

Moderator:
Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, Georgetown University

12:00-1:00pm Luncheon/Keynote Address

Dr. Kathleen Hicks
Principal Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
 
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