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LT. COL. LUKE KNITTIG, U.S. ARMY (RET.)
Chief of External Relations for Power Africa, USAID
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Luke Knittig is senior director of communications for the McCain Institute. He is also executive producer and host of the Institute’s groundbreaking In The Arena podcast. Prior to joining the Institute, he was vice president of corporate communications for a mid-sized management consulting firm serving more than 40 government agencies. Knittig previously served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he led high-visibility public relations initiatives, and advised the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, the Honorable
Doug Wilson. Also in the Pentagon, he served as special assistant to General Peter Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff, and public affairs officer for Army undersecretary, the Honorable Nelson Ford. In 2006, Knittig was principal military spokesman and press center director during NATO mission expansion of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. He also served as UK General Sir David Richards’ press officer. A combat veteran, his early career positions were with the First Armored Division, where he achieved Distinguished Leader honors, and with the Third Infantry Division, where he earned Top Engineer Company Commander distinction


 
AGE OF INSTABILITY

GLOBAL SECURITY FORUM 2022

What

VIP Reception

Global Security Forum 2022: Age of Instability

When

September 22, 2022

6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

September 23, 2022

8:00am - 3:00pm ET

Where

44 Front Street 
Hartford, CT 06103

1 Riverside Drive

East Hartford, CT 06118

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