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Discussion Examines Middle Eastern Security Challenges
Date: December 3
Location: Avaya Auditorium, ACES Building, Room 2.302
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law presents "Middle Eastern Security Challenges for Our New President" with General John Abizaid, former commander of the U.S. Central Command and current Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
Abizaid retired from the U.S. Army in May 2007, after 34 years of active service. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he rose from infantry platoon leader to become, at that time, the youngest four-star general in the Army. At the time of his retirement he was the longest-serving commander of U.S. Central Command.
During a distinguished career he commanded units at every level, serving in the combat zones of Grenada, Lebanon, Kurdistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Units under his command have included the First Infantry Division, a brigade in the 82nd Airborne Division, and two Ranger companies. Abizaid worked on the joint staff three times, the last as director. He studied at the University of Jordan in Amman, holds a master's degree in middle eastern studies from Harvard University, and is widely considered to be an expert in the field of middle eastern affairs. Abizaid was one of the first to recognize the protracted nature of the ongoing conflict.
About the Strauss Center
The Strauss Center works to engage the best minds in academia, government and the private sector in developing practical solutions to the pressing problems of an increasingly globalized world. Randy Diehl, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, serves on the center's governing board, and seven liberal arts professors are Strauss Center fellows for 2008-09.
Contact:
Braden Civins
Student Technician, LBJ School of Public Affairs
512-471-3200
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