The Middle East is undergoing enormous turmoil, and the problems emanating from that region will not be confined there. In this dialogue with General Jim Mattis, U.S. Marine Corps (retired), we will discuss what efforts we should and should not undertake in efforts to support needed peace and prosperity.
Office of the Provost Invited Address
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Reception at 1:30 p.m., Lecture at 2:00 p.m.
CUB Junior Ballroom 210*
A Way Ahead for the United States in the Middle East
James Mattis
Retired General
United States Marine Corps
*This invited address will also be broadcast via AMS (videoconference) for remote participants. Questions: Please contact Kristina Peterson-Wilson (kpeterson2@wsu.edu or 509-335-8915).
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Brief Biography
Jim Mattis was born in Pullman and grew up in Richland. After graduating from Central Washington State College he served 40 years in the Marine infantry, much of it in the Middle East. He also served as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation and as the Commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command. In his final tour he was the Commander of U.S. Central Command, responsible for the military operations of more than 200,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Special Forces, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines in the Middle East and Central Asia. Since retiring in 2013 he has been a Fellow at Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
