Cuurent International Security Challenges and the Future of the U.S. Military

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PRESS AVAIL FOR 20 MINUTES FOLLOWING EVENT IN 6 Continents Room of Hotel, 2nd Floor

SPEAKER: General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

TOPIC: Current International Security Challenges and the Future of the U.S. Military

DATE: Friday, July 27, 2012

TIME: 11:45am Check-In, 12:30pm Program

PLACE: Mark Hopkins Intercontinental Hotel, 1 Nob Hill Circle, San Francisco

PRICE: Standard Tickets: $25 Non-Members, $15 Members, $7 students (with valid ID)
Premium Tickets (seating in first few rows): $45 non-members, $30 members
To buy tickets call (415) 597-6705 or register at http://www.commonwealthclub.org

CONTACT: Riki Rafner, Public Relations Director, (415) 597-6712
Ryan Owens, Public Relations Fellow. Media interested in attending should please RSVP to [email protected] by July 25.

Also know: In association with the Marines Memorial Association. Attendees are subject to search.
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General Martin Dempsey, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest ranking military officer, will discuss current international security challenges and the future of the U.S. military. General Martin E. Dempsey serves as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he is the principal military adviser to the president, the secretary of defense and the National Security Council.

Prior to becoming chairman, the general served as the Army's 37th chief of staff. Past assignments have taken him and his family across the globe during both peace and war, from platoon leader to combatant commander. The career army officer served in both the Gulf War and the Iraq War. In Iraq, he helped train and equip the Iraqi Security Forces. He also served the U.S. in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia training and advising the Saudi Arabian National Guard.

Following troop command he earned his Masters of Arts in English from Duke University and was assigned to the English Department at West Point. He is a 1974 graduate of the United States Military Academy.

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