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Global Leadership Series
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Wednesday, 07-08-2009 Global
Leadership Series What are the most valuable lessons from the US counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq that will help the US troops being sent to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan? What is the strategy to prevent Pakistan from falling into a state of anarchy and to prevent Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal from falling into the hands of the Taliban? Does the defeat of the Tamil Tigers by the Sri Lankan army’s offensive operations call into question the modern theory of counterinsurgency, which calls for winning over populations as the key to long-term peace? The Global Leadership Series brings members of the Puget Sound community together with senior diplomatic, political, cultural, and thought leaders, including current and former heads of state. The Series also provides a forum for leading innovators who have improved or revolutionized global perspectives and practices. The World Affairs Council presents General David Petraeus, the final speaker in the 2009 Global Leadership Series and the Commander of United States Central Command. General David H. Petraeus assumed command of the United States Central Command in October 2008, after serving for over 19 months as the Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq. A Members-only Reception will be held prior to the public lecture and the price includes preferred seating at the public lecture. If you'd like to join, just add the reception and a membership to your cart at the registration link to the right. General Petraeus was commissioned in the Infantry upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1974. He has held leadership positions in airborne, mechanized, and air assault infantry units in Europe and the United States, including command of a battalion in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and a brigade in the 82nd Airborne Division. In addition, he has held a number of staff assignments. General Petraeus was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Class of 1983. He subsequently earned MPA and Ph.D. degrees in international relations from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and he later served as an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the US Military Academy. He also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University. In 2005, General Petraeus was recognized by the U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s 25 Best Leaders, and in 2007 he was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential leaders of the year and one of four runners-up for Time Person of the Year. Most recently, he was selected by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the world’s top 100 public intellectuals and by Esquire magazine as one of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century.
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which provides a forum for speakers representing diverse points
of view. The opinions expressed by any and all speakers, presenters
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Reception:
Reception:
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6/30/09