Event: CNA National Security Seminar Series – Nov. 24

Thursday, November 24, noon-1:30 p.m. — Admiral James G. Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander, U.S. European Command will discuss challenges and opportunities for the United States in Europe. A surface warfare officer, Stavridis commanded the Destroyer USS Barry from 1993-1995, Destroyer Squadron 21 in 1998 and the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group form 2002-2004. From 2006 to 2009 he was the Commander, U.S. Southern Command. Stavridis has authored several books on naval ship handling and leadership and has served as a strategic planner on the staffs of the CNO and the CJCS. He was also executive assistant to the Secretary of the Navy and the senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense.