MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES
SPEAKER: GENERAL JAMES JONES, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
(RETIRED); CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON THE SECURITY
FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
MODERATOR: FRED KEMPE, PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL
LOCATION: THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL, WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME: 5:30 P.M. EDT
DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
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HENRY CATTO (chairman emeritus, The Atlantic Council): I'm Henry Catto, the chairman emeritus of the Atlantic Council. I would like to welcome you all to this second session of our Global Leadership Series.
Our mission here at the Atlantic Council is to energize the Atlantic community for the global challenges of the 21st century, and the purpose of this speakers series is to bring key leaders in the Atlantic community to the council to discuss these challenges and how best we can deal with them. And the biggest one, perhaps, facing us currently is Iraq.
Before we get to the topic of the evening, I would like to acknowledge the support of my fellow board member, David Aufhauser, who, in his role as UBS general counsel, has made possible UBS's generous support of this Global Leadership Series.