Category: Simons Center News & Announcements

The CGSC Foundation and DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired) announce the selection of retired Ambassador Katherine “Kate” Canavan as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Diplomacy for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College class of 2020. Ambassador Canavan served with distinction as a Foreign Service officer in the U.S. State Department more than […]

Matthew Roth, the Distinguished Chair for Diplomatic Studies at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, delivered the first lecture for academic year 2020 of the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture series on Aug. 23, 2019. More than 60 students, faculty, and other leaders were in attendance. Matthew Roth, the Distinguished Chair for Diplomatic Studies at […]

The CGSC Foundation Press presents: A Practitioner’s Handbook for Interagency Leadership William J. Davis, Jr., Ph.D. – Author Janet K. Benini and Michael S. Choe – Contributors Col. (Ret.) Roderick M. Cox – Editor $15 softcover (5.5 x 8.5), Copyright 2018 ISBN 978-0-692-18462-2 $5 – Kindle version National security requires a whole-of-government approach. Americans deserve […]

(Special report by Bob Ulin, Founding CEO) At a CGSC Foundation board of trustees meeting in 2007, Mark “Ranger” Jones told me that he knew Ross Perot and would make an introduction. Thus began a 2-year journey to cultivate a relationship with one of the world’s most interesting individuals. H. Ross Perot, left, and CGSC […]

In commencement ceremonies on June 14, 2019, at the Lewis and Clark Center, General Stephen J. Townsend, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, challenged the 1,100 graduates of Command and General Staff Officers Course Class of 2019 to do three things – elevate team play, help commanders to reinvigorate mission command, […]

Brig. Gen. Stephen J. Maranian became the fourth Provost of Army University during an Assumption of Responsibility ceremony Jun. 10, 2019 at the Frontier Conference Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Maranian also serves as Deputy Commanding General – Education, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, and Deputy Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). Lt. […]

Memorial Day is the day we honor the military men and women who gave all in the defense of our nation. This day and everyday, we remember their lives, their courage, their legacy and their selfless service.

On May 8, in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Mr. Larry A. Hisle, executive director of the Greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board, led a discussion on the roles and missions of the Federal Executive Board and how it serves as a catalyst for communication, coordination and […]

Ambassador (Retired) Eunice Reddick made her second trip to the Kansas City area, April 22-26, as the CGSC Foundation’s DACOR Visiting Professor of Diplomacy for academic year 2019. She previously visited CGSC in December 2018. During this visit Ambassador Reddick shared her expertise as a senior diplomat and her experiences as a U.S. representative in […]

The Mr. Kevin Rousseau, the CGSC Distinguished Chair for National Intelligence Studies and a member of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), provided insight into the CIA in the latest presentation of the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series on April 3, in the in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. […]