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Fireside Chat with Ryan D. McCarthy and General James C. McConville

Feb 19, 2020
9:00am to 10:00am ET

The Madison
Washington, DC

On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, Ryan D. McCarthy, 24th Secretary of the Army, and General James C. McConville, 40th Chief of Staff of the Army, joined CNAS Defense Program Director Susanna V. Blume for a conversation about the U.S. Army's modernization efforts in a period of renewed great-power competition. The event was broadcast live on CSPAN.

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Transcript from CNAS Fireside Chat with Ryan D. McCarthy and General James C. McConville

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The Madison
1177 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005