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Mattis Rejoins Board Of General Dynamics

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 7th, 2019

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Mattis Rejoins Board Of General Dynamics

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (Army photo)

Former Marine General and Defense Secretary James Mattis has been reelected to the Board of Directors of General Dynamics [GD], where he previously served on the board between August 2013 and January 2017. Mattis, 68, resigned last December as President Trump’s Defense Secretary due to a number of differences with the president that included treatment of U.S. allies and the need to be “clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors.” He is currently the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow at…

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