Foreign Policy Research Institute's 70th Anniversary Celebration and General CQ Brown

We hope you will join us on Wednesday, November 5th, for a evening reception to celebrate the Foreign Policy Research Institute's 70th anniversary and General CQ Brown, Jr.'s acceptance of FPRI's 19th Annual Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Service.

General CQ Brown, Jr. served as the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council. He retired from the US Air Force after nearly 40 years of dedicated service, having previously served as the 22nd Chief of Staff of the US Air Force and becoming the first African American service chief in US military history. Over the course of his career, he became a command pilot, accumulating over 3,100 flying hours—primarily in the F-16. He led and deployed in support of multiple operations, commanding at every level—including a fighter squadron, the US Air Force Weapons School, and two fighter wings. As Deputy Commander of US Central Command and a two-time Air Component Commander at US Air Forces Central Command and Pacific Air Forces, he gained extensive experience in coalition airpower and global joint operations.