HBO History Makers Series: A Conversation with Frank Carlucci

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Speaker
Frank C. Carlucci
Chairman Emeritus, The Carlyle Group; Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Presider
Arnaud de Borchgrave
Director, Transnational Threats Project, Center for Strategic & International Studies

In collaboration with HBO, the History Makers Series at the Council on Foreign Relations features speakers whose prominent contributions occurred at critical junctures in history. Join Mr. Carlucci as he recounts personal anecdotes and reflects on larger lessons for foreign policy and international relations. He will draw on his distinguished career of public service during pivotal periods of the Cold War, including time as Ambassador to Portugal, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, National Security Adviser, and U.S. Secretary of Defense.

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