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The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership
This series of meetings, featuring the chairman of the joint chiefs, service chiefs, and/or other leadership from the military and intelligence communities, was endowed in 2007 through a gift from CFR member Robert B. McKeon, founder and and former president of Veritas Capital LLC.
McKeon Meetings
September 2019
Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the U.S. Service Chiefs
Speakers: General Joseph F. Dunford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Presider: David M. Rubenstein, Cofounder and Co-executive Chairman, Carlyle Group; Chairman, Board of Directors, Council on Foreign Relations
April 2018
Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the U.S. Service Chiefs
Speakers: General James C. McConville, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Admiral John M. Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; General David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Presider: Deborah S. Amos, International Correspondent, National Public Radio (NPR)
Meeting ⁄ New York: April 25, 2018
5:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Meeting
7:15 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Teleconference: April 25, 2018 6:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
This meeting is not for attribution.
June 2017
Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the U.S. Service Chiefs
Speakers: General Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Admiral John M. Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; General Robert B. Neller, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; General David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Presider: George R. Stephanopoulos, Chief Anchor, ABC News
Meeting ⁄ New York: June 1, 2017
5:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Meeting
7:15 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Teleconference: June 1, 2017 6:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
This meeting is not for attribution.
May 2016
Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the U.S. Service Chiefs
Speakers: General Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; Admiral John M. Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; General Robert B. Neller, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Presider: David E. Sanger, National Security Correspondent, New York Times
Meeting ⁄ New York: May 3, 2016
5:30-6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00-7:15 p.m. Meeting
7:15-8:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
This meeting is not for attribution.
May 2015
Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the U.S. Service Chiefs
Speakers: General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Presider: Mary Boies, Counsel, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP; Member of the Board, Council on Foreign Relations
Meeting ⁄ New York: May 12, 2015
5:30–6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00–7:15 p.m. - Meeting
7:15–8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
This meeting is not for attribution.
May 2014
Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the Service Chiefs
Speakers: General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; General James Amos, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr., Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; Vice Admiral Michelle Howard, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
Presider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Meeting ⁄ New York: May 14, 2014
5:30–6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00–7:15 p.m. - Meeting
7:15–8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
This meeting is not for attribution.
May 2013
Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the Service Chiefs
Speakers: General James Amos, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; Admiral Mark Ferguson, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr.,Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
Presider: Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News
Meeting ⁄ New York: May 8, 2013
5:30–6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00–7:15 p.m. - Meeting
7:15–8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
This meeting is not for attribution.
May 2012
The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the Service Chiefs
Speakers: General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; General James Amos, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
Presider: Terry Moran, Anchor, Nightline, ABC News
Meeting ⁄ New York: May 3, 2012
5:30–6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00–7:15 p.m. - Meeting
7:15–8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
This meeting is not for attribution.
September 2010
The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the Service Chiefs
Speakers: General James T. Conway, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; General George W. Casey Jr., Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr., Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Presider: Tom Brokaw, Special Correspondent, NBC News
Meeting ⁄ New York: September 22, 2010
5:30–6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00–7:15 p.m. - Meeting
7:15–8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Buffet
This meeting is not for attribution.
December 2009
The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership
Speaker: General Raymond T. Odierno, Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq
Presider: Katie Couric, Anchor and Managing Editor, The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
Meeting ⁄ New York: December 8, 2009
1:30–2:00 p.m. - Coffee and Tea Reception
2:00–3:00 p.m. - Meeting
This meeting is not for attribution.
April 2009
The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership
Speaker: Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense
Presider: Mary Boies, Managing Partner, Boies & McInnis LLP
Meeting ⁄ New York: April 2, 2009
5:30–6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00–7:00 p.m. - Meeting
This meeting is not for attribution.
December 2008
The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the Service Chiefs
Speakers: General James T. Conway, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; General George W. Casey Jr., Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
Presider: Thom Shanker, Pentagon Correspondent, New York Times
Meeting ⁄ New York: December 16, 2008
5:30–6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:00–7:15 p.m. - Meeting
7:15–8:00 p.m. - Cocktail Dinner Buffet
This meeting is not for attribution.