Attendance is by invitation only. For more information on attendance please contact: Elma Rhue at rhuee@ndu.edu or Peter Huessy at huessyp@ndu.edu

The National Defense University Foundation and the National Defense Industrial Association is pleased to present the 2008 Congressional Breakfast Series.

The 2008 series includes 3 topical categories:

  • Homeland Security, Coastal and Maritime Security Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
  • Missile Defense Policy Proliferation and U.S. National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons, Defense Policy, Arms Control and US National Security
  • New Dinner Events Added to the 2008 Schedule

 
All seminars take place at the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Avenue SE , Washington , DC., from 0800-0900.

HOMELAND SECURITY, COASTAL AND MARITIME SECURITY AND PREVENTING NUCLEAR TERRORISM
Date
Speaker
Organization
Topic
April 11th CAPT Dana Goward, USCG (Ret) US Coast Guard Small Vessel Marine Security
April 17th Dinner By Invitation Only General James E. Cartwright, USMC Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff National Security Perspectives
April 22nd Admiral James Loy, USCG (ret) (Former Deputy Secretary DHS; TSA Administrator; USCG Commandant) Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group Port and Maritime Security
April 24th General Tom McInerney,(Ret) Former Vice Chief of Staff, USAF Iran Nukes: US Policy Options
April 23rd Dr. Ilan Berman Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council Iranian Nuclear Perspectives
April 29th Ms. Clare Lopez Retired CIA Operations Officer Pakistan, Iran and Russia: Nuclear Musical Chairs
May 1st Admiral Thad Allen, USCG Commandant, US Coast Guard Coast Guard Contributions to Homeland Security
May 16th Randy Larsen Director, Homeland Security Institute Corporate America's Role in Homeland Security
May 23rd Craig Hanson Babcock and Wilcox Global Nuclear Energy and Weapons Proliferation
May 29th Dinner By Invitation Only Mr. Juan Zarate The White House, Dep Asst to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism Homeland Security
TBD CDR Stephen Flynn, USCG (ret) Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Homeland Security
TBD Mr. Vayl Oxford Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), DHS Homeland Security
TBD LTG Joseph M. Cosumano, Jr. USA (ret) Sr. VP of Gov & Infrastructure's Operations, Maintenance and Logistics KBR, Inc. (Kellogg, Brown and Root) Homeland Security

MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY PROLIFERATION AND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY
Date
Speaker
Organization
Topic
April 8th Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) US Senate Senate Perspectives on Iran and Missile Defense
April 17th Dinner By Invitation Only General James E. Cartwright, USMC Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff National Security Perspectives
April 23rd Dr. Ilan Berman Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council Iranian Nuclear Perspectives
May 2nd Honorable John Rood Asst Sec of State for Inter-national Security and Non-Proliferation North Korean and Iranian Nuclear Prospects
May 9th Mr. Frank Miller Principal, The Cohen Group (Former NSC Staff) Is Nuclear Deterrence Relevant in the 21st Century?
May 28th Maj GenTom Deppe, USAF Vice Commander, USAF Space Command USAF Strategic and Space Issues
May 29th Dinner By Invitation Only Mr. Juan Zarate The White House, Dep Asst to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism Homeland Security
June 11th Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) US Senate, Member of SASC Senate Outlook
June 12th General Campbell SMDC-US Army Missile Defense Perspectives
June 13th Dr. Uzi Rubin Rubicon, Former IMOD Iranian Ballistic Missile Threats
June 20th Lt Gen Trey Obering, USAF Director, Missile Defense Agency Congressional Issues Facing MDA for FY '09 & Beyond; BRAC/Re-engineering Status; International Cooperation; Program Status/Plans; STRATCOM Interaction
June 24th R.Soofer and R. Fieldhouse Senate Armed Services Committee Senate Perspectives on Missile Defense
June 26th Dr. Keith Payne National Institute of Public Policy Deterrence, Damage Limitation, &Proliferation
July 9th Jackie Davis Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis Iran, Middle East and Russian Perspectives
July 17th Robert Bell SAIC-Europe A Cooperative NATO and Russian Missile Defense
TBD General Kevin P. Chilton, USAF Commander, US STRATCOM Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control and Defense Policy
TBD Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ/2nd) US Congress, Member of HASC House Outlook
TBD Ms. Elaine Bunn NDU, Institute for National Strategic Studies Tailored Deterrence
TBD VADM John G. Morgan Deputy CNO, Information, Plans & Strategy, N3 & N5 US Navy's Vision for Missile Defense

NUCLEAR WEAPONS, DEFENSE POLICY, ARMS CONTROL AND US NATIONAL SECURITY
Date
Speaker
Organization
Topic
April 8th Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) US Senate Senate Perspectives on Iran and Missile Defense
April 15th Maj Gen Roger Burg, USAF Commander, 20th Air Force Minuteman Role in Deterrence
April 17th Dinner General James E. Cartwright, USMC Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff National Security Perspectives
April 23rd Dr. Ilan Berman Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council Iranian Nuclear Perspectives
April 24th General Tom McInerney, USAF (ret) (Former Vice Chief of Staff, USAF) The Intelligence Network Iran Nukes: US Policy Options
April 29th Ms Clare Lopez CIA Operations Officer, (ret) Pakistan, Iran and Russia: Nuclear Musical Chairs
May 2nd Honorable John Rood Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation North Korean and Iranian Nuclear Prospects
May 9th Mr. Frank Miller Principal, The Cohen Group (Former NSC Staff) Is Nuclear Deterrence Relevant in the 21st Century?
May 13th Mr. Tom D'Agostino DOE Undersecretary, Nuclear Security & National Nuclear Security Admin-istration (NNSA) Administrator Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship Directions
May 21st Charles Curtis Nuclear Threat Initiative The Right Way to Stop Nuclear Terrorism
May 23rd Craig Hansen Babcock and Wilcox Global Nuclear Energy and Weapons Proliferation
May 28th Maj GenTom Deppe, USAF Vice Commander, USAF Space Command USAF Strategic and Space Issues
May 29th Dinner Mr. Juan Zarate The White House, Dep Asst to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism Homeland Security
June 11th Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) US Senate, Member of SASC Senate Outlook
June 24th R.Soofer and R. Fieldhouse Senate Armed Services Committee Senate Perspectives on Missile Defense
June 25th Dr. John Foster Former Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory The US Nuclear Infrastructure: Plans and Policies
June 26th Dr. Keith Payne(LUNCH) National Institute of Public Policy Deterrence, Damage Limitation and Proliferation
June 27th General Larry Welch, USAF (ret) Former USAF Chief of Staff & Commander, SAC ICBM Contributions to Nuclear Deterrence
July 16th RADM Stephen Johnson, USN Director, SSP The Trident and Contribution to Deterrence
July 19th Barry Blechman Stimpson Center Seeking the High Road on Nuclear Strategy
TBD Mr. Patrick Turner Embassy of Great Britain Trident Modernization
TBD General Kevin P. Chilton, USAF Commander, US STRATCOM Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control and Defense Policy
TBD Ms. Elaine Bunn NDU, Institute for National Strategic Studies Tailored Deterrence
TBD Mr. Brian Green DASC, Strategic Capabilities, OSD Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Defense and Forces Policy Issues