General John W. Vessey, USA (Ret.)

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General John W. Vessey, USA (Ret.)

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2002

December 10, 2002

Conflict Prevention: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why?

Speakers:	David A. Hamburg, co-chair, Carnegie Commission's Commission on Preventing Deadly Violence Barnett R. Rubin, former director, Center for Preventative Action, Council on Foreign Relations
Introductory Speaker:	General John W. Vessey, USA (Ret.)

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March 6, 2002

Center for Preventive Action Special Event with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Speakers:	General John W. Vessey, USA (Ret.) Peter G. Peterson Kofi Annan, secretary-general, United Nations
Presider:	Leslie H. Gelb

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1995

October 27, 1995

U.S. Defense Priorities

Presider:	Leslie H. Gelb, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Panelists:	Alexander M. Haig, Panel Chair, General, USA (Ret.); Chairman, Worldwide Associates Incorporated Patricia M. Derian, former Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Adviser, Human Rights Watch/Middle East Rozanne L. Ridgway, former Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Canada; Co-Chair, Atlantic Council of the United States Marine Lieut. Gen. (ret.) Bernard E. Trainor, US Marine Corps, (Ret.); former Deputy to the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director, National Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Barney Frank, Democrat, Massachusetts General John W. Vessey, USA (Ret.), US Army, (Ret.); former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chair, Advisory Board, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations R. James Woolsey, former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Partner, Shea & Gardner

Presider:

Leslie H. Gelb, President, Council on Foreign Relations

Panelists:

Alexander M. Haig, Panel Chair, General, USA (Ret.); Chairman, Worldwide Associates Incorporated

Patricia M. Derian, former Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Adviser, Human Rights Watch/Middle East

Rozanne L. Ridgway, former Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Canada; Co-Chair, Atlantic Council of the United States

Marine Lieut. Gen. (ret.) Bernard E. Trainor, US Marine Corps, (Ret.); former Deputy to the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director, National Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Barney Frank, Democrat, Massachusetts

General John W. Vessey, USA (Ret.), US Army, (Ret.); former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chair, Advisory Board, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations

R. James Woolsey, former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Partner, Shea & Gardner

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