About Senior Conference

The Department of Social Sciences, on behalf of the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, has convened Senior Conference every year since 1963, with the sole exception of 1969. The conference provides a forum for distinguished representatives – from government, academia, the think-tank community, the media, business, the joint military services, and the international community – to discuss topics of national security importance in a closed, "not for attribution" setting.

The Conference serves two primary purposes:

(1) Facilitate a vigorous and candid exchange of ideas among policymakers and experts; and

(2) Help the Academy accomplish its mission: to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country; to professional growth throughout a career as an officer in the United States Army; and to a lifetime of selfless service to the Nation.

West Point provides the ideal and fitting setting - the oldest, continuously occupied military installation in the United States; a key strategic outpost throughout the American Revolution; and since 1802, the home of the Nation's premier leadership development institution.

Previous Senior Conferences - 1963 to 2009

2009 Bridging the Cultural Divide: NGO-Military Relations in Complex Environments

Banquet Address: Ambassador Ryan Crocker

Banquet Address: Mr. Sam Worthington

2008 The Professional Ethic in an Era of Persistent Conflict

Banquet Address:

2007 American Civil-Military Relations: 50 Years After the Soldier and the State

Banquet Address: Dr. Peter Feaver

Banquet Address:Gen (R) Eric Shinseki

2006 Public Diplomacy: Message, Process, Outcomes

Banquet Address: Ambassador Edward Djerejian

Banquet Address: BG Mark Kimmet

2005 Special Operations Forces and the War on Terror

Banquet Address: LTG William G. Boykin

Banquet Address: MG Herbert Altschuler

Concluding Address: BG (R) Russel Howard

2004 Defense Transformation and the Army Profession

Banquet Address: Major General James M. Dubik

Banquet Address: Honorable James Marshall

Concluding Address: LTG Franklin L. Hagenbeck

2003 Combating Terrorism: Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Power

Banquet Address: Dr. Bruce Hoffman

Luncheon Address: The Honorable Edwin Meese III

Banquet Address: GEN (R) Wayne A. Downing

2002 Special Operations Forces in the 21^st Century: Training & Educating for New Roles & Missions

Banquet Address: Lieutenant General William Tangney

Banquet Address: Honorable Robert Andrews

2001 The Future of the Army Profession

Banquet Address: Lieutenant General (R) Walter F. Ulmer, Jr.

Banquet Address: Professor Andrew Abbott

Concluding Address: Brigadier General William G. Webster, Jr.

2000 Emerging Threats and Their Consequences for U.S. National Security Policy

Banquet Address: General Richard B. Myers

Banquet Address: Ambassador Richard Butler

Concluding Address: Dr. David S.C. Chu

1999 NATO at 50: Perspectives and Prospects

Banquet Address: Honorable Marc Grossman

Banquet Address: General Wesley Clark

Concluding Address: Honorable Robert Hunter

1998 National Military and Civilian Service

Banquet Address: Honorable Dave McCurdy

Banquet Address: Honorable Harris Wofford

Concluding Address: Mr. Steven Waldman

1997 Security, Strategy, and Statecraft

Banquet Address: Dr. E. Randolph Jayne II

Banquet Address: Honorable William Perry

Concluding Address: Dr. Jane E. Holl

1996 Faces of Battle: Contending Visions of Future Warfare

Banquet Address: Lieutenant General Wesley K. Clark

Banquet Address: Professor John Keegan

Concluding Address: General (R) Barry R. McCaffrey

1995 The Role of the Military in Preventing Deadly Conflict

Banquet Address: General Gordon R. Sullivan

Banquet Address: Lieutenant General Sir Michael Rose

Concluding Address: The Honorable Jack Reed

1994 The Army and Society in the 21^st Century

Banquet Address: Lieutenant General Daniel W. Christman

Banquet Address: Admiral William A. Owens

Concluding Address: Lieutenant General William E. Odom

1993 Coping with Conflict and Change in Central Eurasia

Banquet Address: Honorable Paul Wolfowitz

Banquet Address: Sir Brian Urquhart

Concluding Address: GEN (R) John R. Galvin

1992 The United States and The Atlantic Alliance

Banquet Address: Sir Michael Quinlan

Banquet Address: The Honorable Paul Wolfowitz

Concluding Address: General John R. Galvin

1991 Unburdening the Past: Forging America’s Army for the 21^st Century

Banquet Address: Brigadier General Harold W. Nelson

Banquet Address: General Edward C. Meyer, Retired

Concluding Address: General Gordon R. Sullivan

1990 The Decade of Challenges: U.S. Intelligence in the 1990s

Banquet Address: Honorable William E. Colby

Banquet Address: Honorable Frank C. Carlucci

Concluding Address: Professor Loch K. Johnson

1989 Seeking Conventional Stability in Europe: Force Enhancements & Arms Control

Banquet Address: Major General William F. Burns, Retired

Banquet Address: Honorable M. Benoit d’Aboville

Concluding Address: Dr. Fred Ikle

1988 U.S. National Strategy in the 1990s

Banquet Address: Dr. Edward Luttwak

Banquet Address: Professor Samuel P. Huntington

Concluding Address: Mr. R. James Woolsey

1987 NATO at Forty: Change, Continuity, and Implications for the Future

Banquet Address: General (R) Andrew Goodpaster

Banquet Address: His Excellency Joseph M.A.H. Luns

Concluding Address: Honorable Zbigniew Brzezinski

1986 The Pacific Basin: An American Strategy for the 1990s

Banquet Address: Mr. Seiichiro Ohtsuka

Banquet Address: Mr. Zhang Jingyi

Concluding Address: General Richard G. Stilwell

1985 Vietnam: Did It Make A Difference?

Banquet Address: Ambassador Robert W. Komer

Banquet Address: Honorable William P. Bundy

Concluding Address: Dr. Robert E. Osgood

1984 Defense Technology

Banquet Address: Dr. William J. Perry

Banquet Address: Professor John Keegan

1983 The Nuclear Debate: Rationality, Morality, Security, and Stability

Banquet Address: Honorable George Ball

Banquet Address: Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft

1982 The “Military Reform” Debate: Directions for the Defense Establishment for the Remainder of the Century

Keynote Address: Representative Newt Gingrich

Banquet Address: General Edward C. Meyer

1981 Industrial Capacity and Defense Planning

Keynote Address: Mr. Norman Augustine

Banquet Address: General Alton D. Slay

1980 Defense Manpower Planning

Keynote Address: Honorable Robert B. Pirie

Banquet Address: Professor Charles Moskos

1979 The Role of the Military in National Security Policy Formulation in the 1980s

Keynote Address: Dr. Walt W. Rostow

Banquet Address: Mr. Richard C. Steadman

1978 Integrating National Security & Trade Policy: The US & the Soviet Union

Keynote Address: Lieutenant General James M. Gavin

Banquet Address: Dr. Samuel P. Huntington

1977 National Compulsory Service

Keynote Address: Dr. David P. Taylor

Banquet Address: Professor Adam Yarmolinsky

1976 Arms Transfers

Keynote Address: Dr. John F. Lehman, Jr.

Banquet Address: Professor Geoffrey Kemp

1975 Changing Security Interests in an Evolving World Order

Keynote Address: Honorable Paul Nitze

Banquet Address: Professor Graham T. Allison

1974 Educating the Professional Soldier

Keynote Address: Honorable Barry Goldwater

Banquet Address: Professor Morris Janowitz

1973 The American Army and Changing National Priorities

Keynote Address: Professor Marion Levy

Banquet Address: Honorable Robert F. Froehlke

1972 A Reappraisal of the Future of NATO

Keynote Address: Honorable Robert F. Ellsworth

Banquet Address: Lieutenant General Edward L. Rowny

1971 The Nixon Doctrine in Asia

Keynote Address: Admiral Thomas H. Moorer

Banquet Address: Honorable Marshall Green

1970 The Changing Role of the Military in American Life

Keynote Address: Honorable Robert E. Osgood

Banquet Address: Professor Adam Yarmolinsky

1969 No Conference

1968 Problems for United States Policy: Tangiers to Teheran

Keynote Address: Honorable Paul Warnke

Banquet Address: Ambassador Charles Yost

1967 Support of the US Foreign Policy with Military Resources in Conditions of Internal Violence

Keynote Address: Honorable Thomas L. Hughes

Luncheon Address: Honorable Frank Pace, Jr.

1966 United States Security Policy and Asia, 1966-1976

Keynote Address: Honorable U. Alexis Johnson

Banquet Address: Lieutenant General Andrew J. Goodpaster

1965 The Role of the Military in National Security Policy Formations

Keynote Address: Lieutenant General Andrew J. Goodpaster

Banquet Address: Honorable Solis Horowitz

1964 Latin American Problems

Keynote Address: Honorable David E. Bell

1963 New Nations and Their Internal Defense

Keynote Address: Dr. Walt W. Rostow

Senior Conference Executive Secretaries - 1963 to 2009

1963 CPT Ames Albro

1964 CPT Ames Albro

(CPT Americo Sardo may have served as Executive Secretary in either 1963 or 1964)

1965 MAJ John W. Seigle

1966 MAJ William L. Hauser

1967 MAJ Dana G. Mead

1968 MAJ William E. Odom

1969 No Conference

1970 LTC William M. Wix

1971 MAJ John R. Landry

1972 MAJ James R. Ellis

1973 MAJ Peter H. Ward

1974 CPT Jack H. Jacobs

1975 CPT Roger J. Arango

1976 MAJ Waldo D. Freeman

1977 CPT James R. McDonough

1978 CPT William L. Robinson and CPT Ralph D. Crosby

1979 CPT Gregory D. Vukisch

1980 CPT Eric T. Olson

1981 MAJ Henry A. Leonard

1982 MAJ Peter W. Chiarelli

1983 LTC Jeffrey S. McKitrick

1984 LTC John S. Lilley

1985 MAJ Douglas E. Lute

1986 MAJ Lonnie S. Keene

1987 MAJ David H. Petraeus

1988 CPT David S. Clark

1989 MAJ Jeffrey Long

1990 MAJ Kevin R. Cunningham and MAJ Dennis A. Lowrey

1991 MAJ Robert L. McClure

1992 CPT Mark D. Smith

1993 MAJ Wally Z. Walters, Jr.

1994 CPT Clemson G. Turregano

1995 MAJ William D. Woolf

1996 MAJ Mark L. Rosen

1997 MAJ Douglas Henry

1998 CPT Grant R. Doty

1999 LTC Mark Fassio (Left for Command) and CPT William B. Ostlund

2000 CPT William B. Ostlund

2001 LTC Kevin Dopf

2002 MAJ Charles Miller

2003 MAJ Joanne C. Moore

2004 MAJ Elizabeth Robbins

2005 MAJ Jeffrey C. Denius

2006 MAJ Chris Hornbarger

2007 MAJ Dave Dudas

2008 MAJ Scott Taylor

2009 MAJ Paul Oh