Fed Event: 9/16. 4-5 PM, McKeldin Library

Annual Constitution Day Celebration

Friday, September 16, 2011; 4-5 p.m.

McKeldin Library's Special Events Room (Room #6137) Guest speaker: Michael W. Coulter '97 Regional Director for the Middle East and South Asia, General Dynamics Corporation

Light refreshments will be available.

Lecture with question and answer session.
Contact 301-405-8746 for more information.

Organized by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences' Office of the Dean.

BIO:

Coulter served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. He was a principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on the formulation and coordination of international security strategy and policy, with responsibility for Africa, Europe and NATO, Eurasia, and the Middle East and Arabian Gulf.



Prior to joining the Department of Defense, he served at the Department of State, where he was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs (2005-2007). As Deputy Assistant Secretary, he was responsible for U.S. government policy direction in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, humanitarian assistance, and defense trade. Prior his appointment, he served at the State Department in different capacities, including Senior Advisor for Coalitions, Chief of Staff of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State, and Foreign Policy Advisor (POLAD) to the Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force-76, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.



Prior to joining the Bush Administration, he served on Capitol Hill. He worked foreign policy, national security, and military policy, first for Senator John Warner (VA) and then for Senator Chuck Hagel (NE). He is also an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, with experience in the Middle East (CENTCOM), Europe (EUCOM), and the Americas (SOUTHCOM). He has received the State Department's Superior Service Award (3), the U.S. Army's Superior Civilian Service Medal, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medals, among other awards and recognitions. He received his MA (National Security Studies) as well as Command and Staff diploma from the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island and his BA (Political Science) from the University of Maryland at College Park.


Coulter has also studied at the National Defense University.