Gen. Barry McCaffrey will speak to reporters

Reporters are invited to a news conference with Gen. Barry McCaffrey and Sen. John Glenn from 3 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday (11/29) during his visit to The Ohio State University. It will take place in the Page Hall 3rd Floor Lounge Library, 1810 College Road.

McCaffrey is the first speaker in the Battelle Headline Lecture Series, sponsored by Battelle and Ohio State's John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy. The news conference will take place immediately before his lecture on "Security in the New Global Economy," which will be held at 4 p.m. in the Wexner Center's Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St.

During his visit to campus, McCaffrey, senior national security advisor to Battelle and a terrorism expert in the national media, will provide an update on the war on terror, including the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as national security at home.

During his military career, McCaffrey served overseas for 13 years and commanded an Infantry Division during Operation Desert Storm. He retired as a 4-star general.
WHAT:Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey and special guest Sen. John Glenn will present a press conference prior to McCaffrey's 4 p.m. headline lecture tomorrow (11/29)
WHEN:3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
WHERE:Page Hall 3rd floor, Lounge Library, 1810 College Road
(Page is adjacent to the Wexner Center, where McCaffrey will deliver a lecture at 4 p.m.)