(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-11-03)
Metzger, James W.
James W. Metzger is a retired Vice Admiral of the US Navy. His positions included Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff;Commander of United States Seventh Fleet; Commander Submarines Mediterranean.
Also, Director of Strategy and Policy for the military; Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, two Vice Chiefs of Naval
Operations and the Commander of the Atlantic Fleet; Commander
of the Submarine Development Squadron comprised of seven
submarines; Director of the Submarine Prospective Commanding
Officer School; Commanding Officer of a 750 million dollar Los
Angeles Class nuclear submarine; Engineer during new
construction, as well as most other positions while serving on
nuclear submarines. Member of the Nuclear Propulsion Examining
Board for two years involved in detailed evaluations of over 50
reactor operation organizations.
Vice Admiral Metzger has a B.S. in electrical engineering, United
States Naval Academy and an M.S. in electrical engineering,
Michigan State University.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-10-08)
Ogawa, Shoji; Tal, David; Garver, John; Stulberg, Adam
His Excellency Shoji Ogawa is Japanese Ambassador to Iraq and immediate past Consul General of Japan for the Southeast United States. Discussion topic: "Japan's role and policies to achieve a stable Middle East, including Iraq, 1990 – 2008" Dr. David Tal is Visiting Professor in the Department of History at Emory University. Discussion topic: "Asian powers in the Middle East: a view from the region" Dr. John Garver is Professor at The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech. Discussion topic: "China's policies toward the Iran and Iraq crises" Dr. Adam Stulberg, panel moderator, is Associate Professor at The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech.