The Center for Strategic and International Studies is an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. From its founding in 1962 until 1987, it was an affiliate of Georgetown University, initially nam
Headquarters in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. is the CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf
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…In 2024, the Center was designated as an "undesirable organization" in Russia. On March 12, 2026, CSIS announced that retired General Joseph Francis Dunford, who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was named the next chief executive officer. He succeeded John Hamre on May 7, 2026. For…
Official portrait, 2015
Dunford speaks with 9th Main Jet Base Commander Air Brig. Gen. Kemal Turan before departing Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, 2016.
Dunford, right, is sworn in as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by outgoing chairman Martin Dempsey, left, in a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall on 25 September 2015
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, meets with Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, Commander-in-Chief, Indonesian National Armed Forces, at the Pentagon, 18 February 2016