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2024 AGS National Security Conference

Washington, DC

Dates To Be Announced

2023 AGS National Security Conference

Washington, DC

Panel I: National Security Advisors
Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien, Ambassador Philippe Etienne, Lord Mark Sedwill
Moderator: Senator Mike Lee

 

Panel II – Indo Pacific
Ms. Allison Hooker, Ambassador Todd Chapman, Mr. Elbridge Colby
Moderator: Mr. Alexander Gray

 

Panel III – Intelligence Community Outlook
Former DNI John Ratcliffe, Mr. Shigeru Kitamura, Senator Markwayne Mullin
Moderator: Representative Chris Stewart

 

Panel IV – Cyber Security
Mr. Brian Cavanaugh, Mr. Lloyd Mahaffey, Representative Stephanie Bice
Moderator: Ms. Allison Hooker

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Jackson Hole, WY

Congressional Update from then House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

State of the Races

Panel with Members of Congress

Representative Mike McCaul, Representative Mike Gallagher,
Representative Chris Stewart, Representative Mario Diaz-Balart,
Representative Mike Waltz, Representative Tom Cole

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AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien joined Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation on Sunday to discuss a range of national security issues.
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien was interview by Ambassador Paula Dobriansky at the Concordia Annual Summit earlier this week in New York.
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien and Hudson Sustainable Group President Neil Auerbach joined Hugh Hewitt to discuss their latest Op-Ed titled “It’s time for an ‘America First’ climate agenda.” Ambassador O’Brien also addressed political rumors to confirm that he is not seeking a U.S. Senate seat.
American Global Strategies Announces New Partnership with Skyline Capitol and Retired Congressman Chris Stewart
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien joined the Brian Kilmeade Show to discuss his recent op-ed titled “It’s time for an ‘America First’ climate agenda.” Ambassador O’Brien also discussed his diplomatic experience and the importance of a strong foreign policy.
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert O’Brien joined ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss the Biden administration’s deal with Iran as well as his latest Opinion Piece on climate change.
The latest from AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien and Hudson Sustainable Group CEO Neil Auerbach: addressing climate change can help Republicans at the ballot box.
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien among one of Columbia University’s Institute of Global Politics (IGP) Inaugural Carnegie Distinguished Fellows.
New in The Hill from Robert O’Brien and Arthur Herman: America needs to stand up to China — since the administration won’t do so, Congress must act
Thank you to the Oklahoma Defense Industry Association for hosting a defense briefing where AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien and Managing Partner Alexander Gray discussed the U.S. defense outlook and delivered an assessment of the global geopolitical environment.
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien: “The most powerful Utahn you’ve never heard of could be America’s next vice president”
AGS Managing Partner Alexander Gray recently had a conversation with the Russian-language service at Voice of America.
AGS Managing Partner Alexander Gray interview AGS Chairman Robert C. O’Brien on his podcast Taiwan Security Review
AGS Vice President James Skinner has joined the American Foreign Policy Council as a Fellow in National Security Affairs.
Ambassador Robert O’Brien joined America Reports to discuss the rising threats from terrorist groups in the Middle-East two years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien joined activist and actor, Sean Penn – who he considers a dear friend – for a fireside chat with +More Perfect Union.
Read AGS Managing Partner Alex Gray’s latest piece in the Financial Times – NATO’s Northern Flank Has Too Many Weak Spots
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien spoke at the Hudson Institute on Securing American Competitiveness: The Importance of Critical Supply Chains in Strategic Rivalry with China
Ambassador O’Brien concluded his interview on America Reports yesterday stating strongly his support for Israel as President Herzog visits the United States.
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien joined America Reports to discuss the U.S. soldier detained in North Korea after crossing the demarcation line and the challenge for U.S. diplomats to secure his release.
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien joined Kudlow yesterday to discuss the Biden Administration’s approach to dealing with China where he emphasized the importance of engaging Beijing from a position of strength.
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien joined The Trey Gowdy Podcast this week. “Ambassador O’Brien provides insight into the evolving conflict between the United States and China and explains how to manage the Chinese communist party. Trey and Ambassador O’Brien reflect on the current state of the Russian war on Ukraine and the valiant defense efforts of the Ukrainian military. Plus, Trey asks Ambassador O’Brien a few questions on faith, family, and golf.”
New OpEd by AGS Senior VP Brian Cavanaugh – “How one US government agency is helping China win the tech race”
AGS Managing Partner Alexander Gray recently spoke with Tiffany Meier on NTD Television to discuss India’s potential role as a manufacturing partner in moving supply chains out of China.
AGS Chief of Staff Madeleine Westerhout traveled to Dubai last week to serve as the Chairperson for the 11th Global Executive Assistant Summit. Over 70 attendees serving in different fields from around the world participated in the two day summit. Madeleine shared insights from her experience as a former executive assistant, as well as moderated a panel on how the EA role has evolved and how this role brings value to an organization.
Former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien joined Hugh Hewitt to discuss the strategic competition with China and the importance of the U.S. maintaining its position as the global leader in tech development.
The Hill: Robert C. O’Brien: Investments are needed to stop the US from falling behind China in AI
Former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien joined ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ to discuss growing Chinese influence across the globe and how the U.S. should be handling tension with Taiwan.
Ambassador O’Brien gave the keynote address at the Vietnam POW 50th Anniversary Homecoming Reunion at the Nixon Presidential Library.
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Earlier this month, AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert O’Brien traveled to Japan where he spoke at the Yomiuri International Economic Society. Attached are his full remarks.
AGS Managing Partner Alexander Gray testified today before the House Committee on Natural Resources.
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien was named in Washingtonian Magazine Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2023
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien spoke with Heritage Action for America about the wide-ranging threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party. Ambassador O’Brien emphasized the support the U.S. must provide to Taiwan to deter Chinese aggression and protect American interests.
AGS Chairman Robert C. O’Brien joined America’s Newsroom yesterday morning – Russian claims that Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin a ‘false flag operation’: Robert O’Brien Former national security adviser Robert O’Brien explains that the attack is ‘inconsistent’ with Ukrainian military tactics and says a small drone would not be a feasible way to attack Vladimir Putin.
AGS is hiring an Administrative Assistant based in Oklahoma City
AGS Senior Vice President Brian Cavanaugh is now a Visiting Fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation.
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien gave the commencement address at Pepperdine University School of Public Policy’s graduation ceremony last week.
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien joined Greta Van Susteren on NEWSMAX last night. “In a recent trip to Beijing, French President Emmanuel Macron said France will not get involved in a China-Taiwan conflict, he parrots China’s Xi’s stance on the U.S. dollar and more, Greta Van Susteren and Fmr. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien react on NEWSMAX’s The Record with Greta Van Susteren.”
AGS Chairman Ambassador O’Brien had the privilege of being interviewed by TV Tokyo regarding his recent trip to Taiwan. His interview highlights the importance of the United States’ relationships with two of our most important allies, Taiwan and Japan.
China weakening the US dollar is a real problem: Robert O’Brien
AGS Chairman and Former US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien & Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien is pleased to share his full remarks from the medal ceremony last month in Taipei. He is honored to have received the Order of the Brilliant Star from President Tsai.
Full Video: Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien receives the Order of the Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon from Taiwan’s President Tsai.
AGS Managing Partner Alexander Gray joined NTD Television to discuss China’s foreign policy following Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow and why the U.S. should be skeptical of China’s diplomatic overtures towards negotiating a settlement to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Today, AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien received the Order of the Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon from Taiwan’s President Tsai. Ambassador O’Brien is currently leading Global Taiwan Institute’s Bipartisan Task Force on US-Taiwan Relations on a delegation in Taipei.
Robert C. O’Brien joined Brian Kilmeade on Fox: U.S. must do more to address China funneling fentanyl across our border
Read AGS Chairman Robert C. O’Brien’s latest Op-Ed: A strong tech sector will keep Xi Jinping from fulfilling his ‘Chinese Dream’
American Global Strategies LLC announced the opening of its newest office in downtown Oklahoma City. Additionally, AGS has announced the addition of two distinguished Senior Advisors, former Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor and former Acting Undersecretary of the U.S. Navy Greg Slavonic, who will support AGS’ clients firm-wide from the Oklahoma City office.
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien is quoted in Terri Wu’s article in The Epoch Times regarding Ford’s new deal with a Chinese EV battery manufacturer. “These autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles are at the very heart of China 2025, which is Beijing’s economic policy to dominate the world in tech,” former national security advisor Robert O’Brien told The Epoch Times. “Not just compete but to dominate the world in tech and become a sole supplier of leading tech, robotics, EVs in the world.”
AGS Chairman Robert C. O’Brien joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News today to discuss China. “China will ‘take advantage’ of every ‘opening’ US gives them,” said O’Brien.
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien contributed to Thomas Catenacci’s article: CCP-backed tech companies are poised to cash in on Biden’s climate bill, national security experts warn “It’s shocking that Ford is doing this,” former White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said in an interview with Fox News Media. “We just had a Chinese spy balloon traverse the length and breadth of our country and violate our sovereignty. And Ford is partnering with our leading competitor, our adversary, to work on battery technology and build batteries here in America.”
AGS Chairman and former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien joined Trey Gowdy tonight on Fox’s ‘Sunday Night in America’ to break down how the Chinese spy craft changed U.S.-China relations.
AGS Chairman, Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien participated in the 2023 Kyiv Jewish Forum mega conference hosted by Tablet Magazine and the Jewish Federation of Ukraine. In a conversation moderated by Jeremy Stern, Ambassador O’Brien, along with former Senator Joe Lieberman, and advisor to President Zelenskyy, Andrew Mac, discussed the importance of maintaining bipartisan support for Ukraine.
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The Hill: Former NSC Robert C. O’Brien: A wakeup call from China: What Congress must do now
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1945: Former NSC Robert C. O’Brien: U.S. Must Catch Up On EV And AV Automotive Technology
AGS Chairman and former National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien joined Laura Ingraham last night on the Ingraham Angle: It’s ‘highly unlikely’ the CCP flew spy balloons without us knowing: Former Trump official
Former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien reacts to the Chinese spy balloon flying over the U.S. on ‘Kudlow.’
AGS Managing Partner Alexander Gray sat down with Ben Bajarin, CEO and Principal Analyst at Creative Strategies, Inc. – Consumer Tech Research to discuss cybersecurity detection gaps, their impact on security operations teams, and the importance of going on offense to close these gaps.
AGS Chairman and Former National Security Advisor Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien responds to the NTIA report released today – “It is deeply troubling that the National Telecommunications & Information Administration report that endorses “side loading” makes no mention in 50 pages of the Chinese Communist Party or its Telecom or tech proxies. This is the tech equivalent of admitting China to the WTO!
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien on why the NDAA needs to tighten national security restrictions on chips made in China
AGS Chair and former National Security Advisor, Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien, is interviewed extensively on the Trump Administration’s foreign policy and his work with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Fox Nation documentary, “Never Give an Inch,” which aired this week.
Former White House Special Assistant to the President and AGS Vice President Gregory Smith Moving to Capitol Hill
Former National Security Advisor and AGS Chairman Robert C. O’Brien joined John Roberts and Gillian Turner on America Reports this afternoon where they discussed the latest on the war in Ukraine, including the possibility of Iran selling drones to Russia.
 AGS Chairman Robert C. O’Brien joined the Larry Kudlow Show over the weekend to discuss the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Alexander Gray spent several weeks at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) in Taiwan researching Cross-Strait and regional security issues
The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted its first in-person Nixon Seminar on Conservative Realism and National Security on October 4th
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AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien joined Prager University CEO Marissa Streit on Real Talk with Marissa.
 China sees a ‘gap’ to take Taiwan due to ‘weak’ US leadership
AGS Managing Partner Alex Gray shares his thoughts on President Xi Jinping and where he’s likely to take the PRC next
Robert O’Brien: U.S. should tell Russia if they try to use a nuclear weapon, it would be the end of the Russian federation
AGS Vice President Gregory Smith joined the GOPAC podcast for a discussion with GOPAC, Inc.
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Russians are in ‘real danger’ of war crimes for indiscriminate attacks: Former Trump National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien
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Robert O’Brien To Senator Blackburn: China Looking At 2025 Timeline To Displace America
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Ambassador (ret.) O’Brien spoke at The Competitiveness Coalition briefing on Capitol Hill
America’s Industrial Base Isn’t Ready for War with China
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Robert C. O’Brien, Former US Ambassador and National Security Advisor, Named Distinguished Senior Fellow at Pepperdine School of Public Policy.
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AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien joined Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation on Sunday to discuss a range of national security issues.
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien was interview by Ambassador Paula Dobriansky at the Concordia Annual Summit earlier this week in New York.
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien and Hudson Sustainable Group President Neil Auerbach joined Hugh Hewitt to discuss their latest Op-Ed titled “It’s time for an ‘America First’ climate agenda.” Ambassador O’Brien also addressed political rumors to confirm that he is not seeking a U.S. Senate seat.
American Global Strategies Announces New Partnership with Skyline Capitol and Retired Congressman Chris Stewart
AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien joined the Brian Kilmeade Show to discuss his recent op-ed titled “It’s time for an ‘America First’ climate agenda.” Ambassador O’Brien also discussed his diplomatic experience and the importance of a strong foreign policy.
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