"Obama's Grand Strategy Midway through the Fourth Quarter" A Conversation with Derek Chollet

Please join the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy at 6:00pm on Tuesday, September 1st in Sanford 04 for a public conversation with Derek Chollet, titled "Obama's Grand Strategy Midway through the Fourth Quarter." Derek Chollet is counselor and senior advisor for security and defense policy at The German Marshall Fund of the United States, where he is part of the executive management team. From 2012-2015, Mr. Chollet was the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, where he managed U.S. defense policy toward Europe (including NATO), the Middle East, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. In that role, he was a senior advisor to two secretaries of defense, Leon Panetta and Chuck Hagel. Prior to joining the Pentagon, Mr. Chollet served at The White House as special assistant to the president and senior director for strategic planning on the National Security Council Staff. From 2009 to 2011, he was the Principal Deputy Director of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton¿s Policy Planning Staff. From November 2008 to January 2009, he was a member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team. We are very excited to be bringing Mr. Chollet for this public discussion moderated by Professor Peter Feaver. This event is free and open to the public. Parking may be found in the Science Dr. Visitors Lot.