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Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with John J. Hamre, the president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, during the Sam Nunn National Security Leadership Prize and Lecture at CSIS headquarters in Washington, Jan. 11, 2017. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

Carter Receves Sam Nunn National Security Leadership Prize

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with John J. Hamre, the president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, during the Sam Nunn National Security Leadership Prize and Lecture at CSIS headquarters in Washington, Jan. 11, 2017. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

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