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November 2023
Past Event
Presidential Speech Series: Chris Christie

The address will be livestreamed on this page.

 

In-person attendance is by invitation only.

Presidential Speech Series: Chris Christie

Past Event
Hudson Institute
November 15, 2023
Presidential Speech Series
15
November 2023
Past Event

The address will be livestreamed on this page.

 

In-person attendance is by invitation only.

Speakers:
Chris Christie
Governor Chris Christie

Former Governor of New Jersey

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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

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John P. Walters

President and CEO

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Governor Chris Christie, presidential candidate and former governor of New Jersey, will give a foreign policy address at Hudson Institute. Following his remarks, he will sit down for a fireside chat with Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Doran. Hudson President and CEO John P. Walters will deliver opening remarks.

About the Presidential Speech Series:

The 2024 presidential election will coincide with a time of fundamental global transition. From the ongoing war in Europe to the Chinese Communist Party’s increasingly aggressive challenge to the US, the next president will need to demonstrate strong leadership, strategic thought, and the ability to craft clear policy and shape the national consensus. 

For more than 60 years, Hudson Institute has challenged conventional thinking and helped manage strategic transitions to the future through interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, energy, and technology. Hudson is guided by the understanding that American leadership is vital to security, freedom, and prosperity.

In that spirit, Hudson has invited leading presidential candidates to share their views on America’s role in the world and the principles that would guide their foreign and defense policies in the inaugural Presidential Speech Series.

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