
CLC LUNCH - 27th February 2025
Save The Date - The Cavalry and Guards Club GUEST SPEAKER, Mr Stephen Covington
The Cavalry Lunch Club (CLC) will meet for lunch in the Cavalry and Guards Club on Thursday 27th February 2025. Our guest speaker will be Mr Stephen Covington who will talk about NATO in the context of the conflict in Ukraine
Timings - 12:00 for 12:30
Tickets for the lunch will cost £64 RSVP by sending an email to alumnievents@royalarmouredcorps.org.uk; Payment details will then be sent. Note: places will ONLY be reserved when payment (£64) is made.
CAVALRY LUNCH CLUB LUNCHEON ~ THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2025
Next Guest Speaker - Stephen Covington
Cavalry & Guards Club
Stephen Covington holds the quite remarkable record as the Strategic and International Affairs Adviser to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), having advised eleven SACEURs over 30 years at SHAPE.
Stephen has provided strategic guidance on political-military issues during peace, crises, and conflicts and has supported SACEURs in 15 NATO Summits and numerous high-level meetings across Europe and Eurasia.
As the senior civilian adviser at SHAPE and Allied Command Operations, Stephen conducts strategic assessments, develops political-military recommendations, and collaborates with NATO Headquarters and international organisations.
He has led international negotiations, created partnership frameworks and managed relationships with the Russian military for 24 years. Notably, in 2009, he contributed to NATO’s latest Strategic Concept and designed SHAPE’s Comprehensive Crisis & Operations Management Centre, gaining operational capacity by 2012.
Stephen has authored multiple defence articles and lectures extensively, fostering SACEUR’s outreach to academic and security think tanks. He has received numerous awards, including the U.S. Department of Army Meritorious Service Medal and multiple Presidential Rank Awards for his contributions to NATO and international security.
He speaks Russian and French and is married with five children. See more ... https://shape.nato.int/about/leadership-staff-2/command-group/strategic-international-affairs
Details on the lunch to follow
Posted: Thursday, 24 October 2024