Dear Friend,

We are pleased to share with you that Dennis Blair will address the virtual ICAS Summer Symposium Libertas 2025 with a particular emphasis on "US National Security and World Affairs" on July 7, 2025, Washington DC.

ADM Dennis Blair is the Knott Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Practice at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He is also Adjunct Professor of National Security Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.

ADM Blair chairs the board of SAFE, a non-profit organization advocating energy and economic security. In addition, Dennis serves on the boards of No Labels and the National Committee on US -China Relations.

From January 2009 to May 2010, as first Director of National Intelligence in the Obama administration, he led the sixteen national intelligence agencies. Dennis was president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Defense Analyses from 2003-06, and Chairman, CEO and Senior Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA from 2014-2017.

Prior to his retirement in 2002 after a career of 34 years, ADM Blair was the Commander in Chief, US Pacific Command. In addition to Navy assignments, Dennis served on the Joint Staff and on the National Security Staff.

A graduate of the US Naval Academy, ADM Blair earned a master’s degree in history and languages from Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar.

Dennis (Dennis C. Blair Bio) is Recipient of the ICAS Annual Liberty Award (ICAS Liberty Award) and named ICAS Liberty Foundation Distinguished Fellow (ICAS Fellow Roster).

Thank you.