Embassy Closeup: 'New Britain' and US policy making
On 6/18, we're hosted by Dominick Chilcott, Deputy Chief of Mission. Mr. Chilcott looks at the UK's new coalition govt. and (Spec. Assist. to the President) Barry Pavel *90 reviews US-UK policy making.
Event Date: Friday, June 18th, 2010 at 6:30pm
ALUMNI: PLEASE JOIN OUR VERY SPECIAL NIGHT on GREAT BRITAIN and the US, with Barry Pavel *90, Special Assist. to the President on the National Security Staff. REGISTRATION ONLINE CLOSED ... A FEW SPOTS ON HAND at DOOR FOCUS: A visit to the home of Dominick Chilcott, Deputy
Chief of Mission (Great Britain) -- and a review of the
strategy behind Great Britain's new coalition government. Due to changed plans, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (Yemen)
will not join us now, but will rejoin us at PCW this fall. Reviewing Great Britain's role as America's key ally in the
world is alumnus Barry Pavel *90, now a Senior Director for
Defense Policy and Strategy as Special Assist. to the President.
NOTE: For Barry Pavel's career and expertise, see below.  Barry Pavel *90 - Spec. Assist. to the President
WHEN: FRIDAY, JUNE 18 at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: 2934 Edgevale Terrace NW
Washington, DC 20008 Dress: Business attire GO HERE FOR A MAPQUEST MAP of the SITE .... COST: MEMBERS $25; Non-Members $35; YOUNG ALUMS $23.
ENJOY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: JOIN the CLUB, GET a 13th month (June 2010) "free." REGISTRATION ONLINE+BY MAIL are NOW CLOSED ..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TIGERS: JOIN US for a grand night in Washington. Our new embassy focus: The home of Dominick Chilcott, the
Embassy's Deputy Head of Mission (not the British Embassy).
Oxonian Dominick Chilcott is a career diplomat with a long
resume of Foreign Office postings (London, Maldives, Portugal,
Sri Lanka, Turkey). He served the United Kingdom a bit earlier
at the European Union, and later worked as private secretary
for two of his nation's Foreign Secretaries, Sir Robin Cook and
Sir Malcolm Rifkind. Dominick Chilcott and his wife Jane look
forward to welcoming PCW members and guests on June 18. The spacious home provides a wonderful garden site for us. We have 2 parts to this evening: Dominick Chilcott's review of
post-election Britain -- including its first-in-three-generations
coalition government (newly installed in May). We then hear from Barry Pavel *90 (from the NSC Staff). BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES on Barry Pavel *90 BIO - PCW Special Guest at Embassy: Barry Pavel *90
Special Assistant to the President
Senior Director for Defense Policy and Strategy
Mr. Pavel holds an MPA (Woodrow Wilson School *90). Barry Pavel is the Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for Defense Policy and Strategy on the National Security
Staff. He was detailed to this position in October 2008 as a career
civilian by the Secretary of Defense to support the transition and
standup of the new Administration’s National Security Council. Prior to this position, Mr. Pavel was the Chief of Staff and Acting
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities.
He assisted the ASD (SO/LIC&IC) in the development of policy
regarding the capabilities and operational employment of special
operations forces, strategic forces, and conventional forces. His
main areas of work covered strategic capabilities policy, including
development of the first cyber deterrence strategy and better aligning
the Department's approach to cyberspace activities and capabilities
with defense strategy and policy. Mr. Pavel led or contributed to a broad range of defense strategy and
planning initiatives for both the Clinton and Bush Administrations.
He led the Clinton Administration’s development of the Defense
Planning Guidance and the defense planning for the first round of
NATO enlargement. He also contributed to President Clinton’s
National Security Strategies and the 1997 Quadrennial Defense
Review. He also played a leading role in the conduct of the 2001
QDR, the global defense posture realignment, and the development
of the 2005 U.S. National Defense Strategy. Other main work areas
included: the Secretary of Defense's Security Cooperation Guidance
and the first Interagency Security Cooperation Strategy Conference;
the Unified Command Plan; post-9-11 deterrence policy (including
deterrence of terrorist networks and regional nuclear powers);
strategies for reducing ungoverned areas; and a long-range
planning construct that accounts for trends and "strategic shocks"
that could significantly change DOD’s role in national security. As for the "New Britain": The new government shows a sea
change in British politics as its unique coalition bridges the
old divide between David Cameron's Conservatives and
old-foes-now-allies, Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats. How will the coalition fare in the coming months?
And what will its success mean for US efforts globally --
as the "special (US-UK) relationship" is tested? This is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow Tigers, and
to gain a deeper understanding of the "special relationship"
that's remained significant since World War II. REGISTRATION: ONSITE ONLY
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