On Friday, September 25, at 10:00 am ET, the Transatlantic Security Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and Dickinson College hosted a discussion with Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas; Major General John R. Pippy, the adjutant general of Pennsylvania; Joyce Davis, president and CEO of the World Affairs Councils of Harrisburg; and Representative Mark Gillen, chairman to the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania and Lithuania share deep historical and personal ties. Pennsylvania is home to the oldest and second largest Lithuanian community in the United States, and the two have led over eight hundred security cooperation activities under the Pennsylvania National Guard’s thirty-three year-long partnership with Lithuania.
This conversation reflected on Lithuania’s contributions to the transatlantic relationship and the deep and varied connections between Lithuania and Pennsylvania.
Welcome Remarks
John E. Jones
President,
Dickinson College
Sean Shultz
Mayor,
Borough of Carlisle
Speakers
H.E. Robertas Kaunas
Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania
Major General John R. Pippy
Adjutant General of Pennsylvania
Joyce M. Davis
President and CEO,
World Affairs Councils of Harrisburg
Rep. Mark Gillen
Chairman to the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Moderated by
Torrey Taussig
Director and Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council
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