U.S. National Security Challenges and Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific
VIEW EVENT DETAILSJoin us for off-the-record remarks by Lieutenant General Wallace Gregson (USMC, Retired), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian & Pacific Security Affairs. General Gregson will address key defense and security issues in U.S.-Asia relations, as well as discuss President Obama's recent trip to Asia.
The Honorable Wallace "Chip" Gregson was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Asian and Pacific Security Affairs on May 13, 2009. From 2006 until assuming the duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense, Gen. Gregson was the president of WCG & Associates International, a foreign policy and military affairs consulting organization.
Previously General Gregson served as Chief Operating Officer for the United States Olympic Committee. From 2003 to 2005, he was Commanding General of the Marine Corps Forces Pacific and Marine Corps Forces Central Command, where he led and managed over 70,000 Marines and Sailors in the Middle East, Afghanistan, East Africa, Asia and the United States. From 2001 to 2003 he served as Commanding General of all Marine Corps forces in Japan, where he was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, the Gold and Silver Star, and the Korean Order of National Security Merit Gukseon Medal. Prior to his time in Japan he was Director of Asia-Pacific Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1998 to 2000.
This briefing is off the record and closed to the media.
Tickets: Asia Society Members $20; Non-Members $30. A full breakfast will be served.
Space is limited and registration is required. Please RSVP by 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 10th.
Event Details
Tue 15 Dec 2009
The Army & Navy Club. 901 17th Street NW Washington DC
Tickets: Asia Society Members $20; Non-Members $30.