Recent Programs
April 2013
AN EVENING WITH THE HONORABLE JANE HARMAN
A Pacific Council Sustaining Member dinner conversation with the Honorable Jane Harman, Director, President & CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Former U.S. Representative, California (1993-1999, 2001-2011)
Date: April 30, 2013
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
PACIFIC COUNCIL SPRING CONFERENCE
An event designed for members, by members, this fourth annual event taps the deep wells of insight and expertise from within our membership network.
Date: April 19, 2013
Location: Los Angeles
A CONVERSATION WITH BRIGADIER GENERAL MARK MARTINS
A conversation with the Chief Prosecutor of U.S. Military Commissions, Brigadier General Mark Martins
Date: April 12, 2013
Time: 8:00-9:30am
Location: Los Angeles
March 2013
A PRIVATE DINNER WITH MR. ALAN ORLOB
A conversation for Pacific Council Sustaining Members featuring Mr. Alan Orlob, Vice President, Global Safety and Security, Marriott International
Date: April 4, 2013
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
SITUATION BRIEFING: RISING TENSIONS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
A conference call featuring Mr. Jérome Sauvage, Deputy Director, UNDP Washington Representation Office; and Former UNDP/UN Resident Coordinator, North Korea
Date: April 5, 2013
Time: 11:00-12:00pm
NAVY SITE VISIT: AIRCRAFT CARRIER EMBARK
A small group of Pacific Council Sustaining Members and Board members members will be hosted for a two day embark of a U.S. Nimitz class super carrier
Date: April 6-7, 2013
Location: San Diego
OVERCOMING THE WEALTH GAP: PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
An Equitable Globalization Committee luncheon discussion with Mr. Daniel Gross, Founder & President, WorldHaus
Date: March 26, 2013
Time: 11:30-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE PACIFIC
A conference call exchange featuring Reta Jo Lewis, Special Representative Global Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Date: March 28, 2013
Time: 11:00-12:00pm
2013 CUBA COUNTRY DIALOGUE
A small group of Pacific Council Sustaining Members and Board members traveled to Cuba.
Date: March 17-23, 2013
Location: Havana, Cuba
CHINESE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. – CHINA RELATIONS
A China Member Committee Distinguished Guest Teleconference featuring William Reinsch, President of the National Foreign Trade Council
Date: March 12, 2013
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
CHOICES IN POST-ELECTION ISRAEL AND THE US RELATING TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE
A Middle East Committee Roundtable Luncheon featuring Jeremy Ben-Ami, Founder & President of J-Street
Date: March 12, 2013
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
SITUATION BRIEFING: PROSPECTS FOR U.S. & REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH A POST-CHAVEZ VENEZUELA
A conference call situation briefing featuring Mr. Michael Shifter, President, Inter-American Dialogue
Date: March 8, 2013
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm PT
BEYOND COMMERCE & CROPS: OVERCOMING THE DIVIDE ON IMMIGRATION
A conference call exchange featuring Dr. Manuel Pastor, co-director, Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration, USC
Date: March 6, 2013
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm PT
INTELLIGENT GOVERNANCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: A MIDDLE WAY BETWEEN WEST AND EAST
A conversation featuring Mr. Nicolas Berggruen, Mr. Nathan Gardels and Mr. Kishore Mahbubani
Date: March 1, 2013
Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
February 2013
MAYORAL SERIES: A VISION FOR GLOBAL LOS ANGELES
A private luncheon discussion for Pacific Council Sustaining Members featuring Los Angeles mayoral candidate Controller Wendy Greuel, Controller, City of Los Angeles
Date: February 20, 2013
Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
TRAVERSING THE WORLD OF NEWS
The kick-off Women’s Initiative member-led interaction with Ms. Evelyn Iritani, Principal, Dancing Horse Media Shop; Former International Economics Correspondent, The Los Angeles Times and Ms. Gry Winther, International Journalist and Documentarian
Date: February 20, 2013
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
GUIDING THE POLITICAL PROCESS TO END THE CONFLICT
A luncheon discussion featuring Chief Representative Maen Rashid Areikat, Palestine Liberation Organization Representative to the U.S.
Date: February 19, 2013
Time: 11:30-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
DRC & EASTERN CONGO: CONFLICT & PROGRESS
A conference call panel discussion featuring Michael Noureddine Kassa, Eve Thompson, and Koen Vlassenroot
Date: February 4, 2013
Time: 10:00-11:00am
February 2013
SITUATION BRIEFING: IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2013 ISRAELI ELECTION
A teleconference featuring Dr. Steven L. Spiegel, Director, Center for Middle East DevelopmentUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Date: January 31, 2013
Time: 1:00-2:00pm
A CHINA MEMBER COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION ON "A CHANGING CHINA"
A China Member Committee Luncheon featuring Jeff Wasserstrom, Richard Burger and Joy Chen
Date: January 24, 2013
Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
VISUALIZING AFGHANISTAN: PEACE AND SECURITY BEYOND THE TRANSITION
A dinner and discussion featuring Ambassador Karl Eikenberry
Date: January 24, 2013
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
2013 MYANMAR COUNTRY DIALOGUE
A small group of Pacific Council affiliate and Board members will travel to Myanmar.
Date: January 6-11, 2013
Location: Yangon & Naypyidaw, Myanmar
December 2012
A CHINA COMMITTEE DISTINGUISHED GUEST CONFERENCE CALL
A China Member Committee conference call exchange featuring Dr. William Overholt, Senior Research Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Date: December 17, 2012
Time: 2:00-3:00pm PT
A CONVERSATION WITH THE HONORABLE GEORGE MITCHELL
A New Middle East: Challenges for U.S. Foreign Policy series event featuring the Honorable George Mitchell, United States Senator(1980 – 1995) and Senate Majority Leader (1989 – 1995)
Date: December 4, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
AN ISRAELI–PALESTINIAN PEACE: POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS AND REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS
A conference call exchange featuring Mr. Aaron David Miller, Vice President for New Initiatives and Distinguished Scholar Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Date: December 5, 2012
Time: 11:00-12:00pm PT
November 2012
PACIFIC COUNCIL MEMBERS WEEKEND
The annual two-day program included 250+ leaders from throughout the western region and elsewhere in the United States, as well as from Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe.
Date: November 9-10, 2012
Location: Los Angeles
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION
A teleconference featuring Professor Robert J. Lieber, Professor of Government and International Affairs,Georgetown University
Date: November 2, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm PT
October 2012
MITIGATING GLOBAL THREATS: INNOVATING FOR HUMAN SECURITY
Featuring Mr. Ted Turner, Founder, CNN and Chairman, United Nations Foundation
Date: October 22, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
A SIMMERING MIDDLE EAST: HOW DIFFERENT ARE THE VIEWS FROM WASHINGTON AND JERUSALEM?
A New Middle East: Challenges for U.S. Foreign Policy Series luncheon discussion with Dr. Oded Eran, Israeli Ambassador to the European Union (2002-2007) and Israeli Ambassador to Jordan (1997-2000)
Date: October 15, 2012
Time: 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
A REFLECTION OF POLICY: ASSESSING U.S. ENGAGEMENT ABROAD
A luncheon program featuring Ms. Dina Smeltz, Fellow, Public Opinion and Global Affairs, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Date: October 8, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: San Francisco
UNDERSTANDING AFGHANISTAN: INSIGHT INTO THE WAR FOR STABILITY
A luncheon program featuring Mr. Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Senior Correspondent and Associate Editor, The Washington Post ; Author, Little America: War within the War for Afghanistan
Date: October 4, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
A CONVERSATION WITH MR. MATTHEW G. OLSEN
A private reception for Pacific Council affiliates featuring Mr. Matthew G. Olsen, Director, National Counterterrorism Center
Date: October 2, 2012
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA:THE ARAB SPRING AND BEYOND
A luncheon program featuring Under Secretary Tara D. Sonenshine, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Date: October 2, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
September 2012
SITUATION BRIEFING: CHINA AND MARITIME DISPUTES IN ASIA: AN UPDATE
A conference call exchange with Dr. Taylor Fravel, Associate Professor of Political Science & Member, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: September 27, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
SITUATION BRIEFING: AFTER BENGHAZI: U.S. STRATEGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
A conference call exchange with Dr. Frederic M. Wehrey, Senior Associate, Middle East Program, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Date: September 25, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
REENGAGING IRAN: ASSESSING DIPLOMATIC OPTIONS IN THE CURRENT CONTEXT
The New Middle East: Challenges for U.S. Foreign Policy series panel discussion with Ambassador William H. Luers, Admiral Eric T. Olson, Ambassador Frank G. Wisner
Date: September 19, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
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SPOTLIGHT ON IRAN: IS WAR WITH IRAN INEVITABLE? RETHINKING U.S. STRATEGY OPTIONS
In collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Northern California, panel discussion with Ambassador William H. Luers, Admiral Eric T. Olson, Ambassador Frank G. Wisner
Date: September 20, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm PT
Location: San Francisco
THE PATH TO SECURE RESOURCES: EXAMINING CHINA’S INTEREST IN AFRICA
A teleconference discussion featuring Professor Deborah Bräutigam, Professor, School of International Service, American University
Date: September 12, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE ARAB WORLD
A Middle East Member Committee program featuring Dr. Robert Bowker, former Australian Ambassador to Jordan (1989-92), and to Egypt (2005-08)
Date: September 10, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
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August 2012
INTERNATIONAL TRIP: 2012 NORTH KOREA COUNTRY DIALOGUE
A small group of Pacific Council affiliate members will travel to North Korea.
Date: August 26 - September 1, 2012
Location: North Korea
CRISIS IN SYRIA: PATHWAYS AFTER FAILED DIPLOMACY
A teleconference featuring Mr. Michael Singh, Managing Director, The Washington Institute and Former Senior Director for Middle East Affairs, National Security Council
Date: August 29, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
July 2012
RESETTING RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA: THE FUTURE OF THE U.S.-RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP
A teleconference featuring Ambassador Michael McFaul, U.S. Ambassador to Russia
Date: July 25, 2012
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
REDEFINING U.S. - MEXICO RELATIONS: WILL A NEW PRESIDENCY GENERATE NEW REFORMS?
A conference call exchange featuring Mr. Andrew Selee, Vice President for Programs & Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute, Wilson Center and Dr. Pamela Starr, Director, US-Mexico Network, USC
Date: July 10, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
June 2012
MILITARY SITE VISIT: CENTCOM AND SOCOM
A small group of affiliate members will be hosted for a two day visit at U.S. Central & Special Operation Commands for meetings with CENTCOM Commander General James N. Mattis, CENTCOM Deputy Commander Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, Jr., and for discussions with personnel and leaders on current operations and initiatives.
Date: June 25-26, 2012
Location: Tampa, Florida
MIDDLE EAST UPDATE: POWER STRUGGLES AND THE PATH FORWARD
A teleconference briefing by Dr. Jerrold D. Green, President & CEO, Pacific Council on International Policy
Date: June 27, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
SUITS AND SPOOKS LOS ANGELES: SHAPING A REVOLUTION IN SECURITY AFFAIRS
A one day conference co-sponsored by the Pacific Council on International Policy‘s National Security Member Committee and Taia Global.
Date: June 29, 2012
Location: Los Angeles
MYANMAR: SHIFTING POLITICS AND SANCTIONS
A conference call exchange featuring Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd, College of Security Studies, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies; former Deputy Economic Advisor, Civil-Military Operations Plans Officer, and Interagency Operations Officer at U.S. Pacific Command
Date: June 21, 2012
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
REPORT FROM THE GROUND: ELECTIONS IN EGYPT
A conference call exchange featuring Dr. Shadi Hamid, Director of Research, Brookings Doha Center & Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Date: June 19, 2012
Time: 9:00am-10:00am
THE FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES OF ABDUCTIONS AND DETENTIONS ABROAD
A conference call exchange featuring Mr. Eric Volz, Author, Gringo Nightmare; Founder & Managing Director, David House Agency and Mr. Richard Grenell, Former Director of Communications & Public Diplomacy, U.S. Permanent Representative to UN
Date: June 12, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
DEMOCRACY BUILDING IN FRAGILE STATES
Featuring Mr. Kenneth Wollack, President, National Democratic Institute (NDI), and Dr. Richard A. Nuccio, Senior Resident Country Director, Southern Sudan, NDI
Date: June 4, 2012
Time: 11:30am-1:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD AFTER THIRTY YEARS
A gala and conference featuring former Secretaries of State George P. Shultz and Madeleine K. Albright in partnership with The National Endowment for Democracy and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
Date: June 4, 2012
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
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Date: June 5, 2012
Time: 9:00-2:00pm
Location: Simi Valley
THE U.S. DEBT CRISIS IN CONTEXT: IMPACT ON U.S. MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND FOREIGN POLICY
Featuring Hon. David M. Walker, Founder and CEO, Comeback America Initiative, and former Comptroller General of the United States
Date: June 6, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: San Francisco
FIXING BROKEN GOVERNMENT: HOW TO REVIVE AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS
Featuring Mr. Philip K. Howard, Founder, Common Good
Date: June 6, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
May 2012
SITE VISIT: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
A small group of National Security Member Committee members will tour the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, meet senior scientists and researchers, and receive in-depth briefings on the Laboratory’s current work.
Date: May 30, 2012
A CONVERSATION WITH MR. ROBERT B. ZOELLICK
Featuring Mr. Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank Group
Date: May 24, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
U.S. NAVY SITE VISIT: SUBMARINE EMBARK
A small group of Pacific Council affiliate members were hosted for a day-long embark of a U.S. Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine and discussions with Navy personnel and leaders on naval security operations and issues.
Date: May 18, 2012
Location: San Diego
CHINA FACES THE FUTURE AND THE WORLD
A China Member Committee luncheon discussion featuring Mr. Arthur R. Kroeber, Managing Director, GaveKal Research; Chairman, GK Dragonomics; and Editor, China Economic Quarterly
Date: May 16, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
CHINA AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE: STATUS QUO OR REFORM
A China Member Committee teleconference featuring Dr. Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker Professor of Government & Director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies Claremont McKenna College
Date: May 9, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
April 2012
A CONVERSATION WITH VICE ADMIRAL ROBERT S. HARWARD
Featuring Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)
Date: April 26, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
ENTER KIM JONG-UN: CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
A National Security Member Committee program featuring Ambassador Stephen W. Bosworth, former U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy (2009-2011)
Date: April 24, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-1:45pm
Location: Los Angeles
PACIFIC COUNCIL SPRING CONFERENCE
An event designed for members, by members, this third annual event tapped the deep wells of insight and expertise from within our membership network.
Date: April 20, 2012
Location: Los Angeles
March 2012
A CHINA MEMBER COMMITTEE LUNCHEON WITH DR. DAVID M. LAMPTON
Featuring Dr. David M. Lampton, Dean of Faculty; George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies; Director of the China Studies Program
Date: April 11, 2012
Time: 12:00pm -1:30pm
Location: San Francisco
A CONVERSATION WITH GOVERNOR JON M. HUNTSMAN, JR.
Featuring Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China; former Governor of Utah
Date: March 30, 2012
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
2012 INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY DIALOGE: ARGENTINA & CHILE
At the invitation of U.S. Ambassador Vilma Martinez, a Pacific Council member, the Council will convene a trip to Argentina and Chile in March 2012.
Date: March 19-23, 2012
Location: Buenos Aires & Santiago
SYRIA IN CRISIS: EXPLORING U.S. OPTIONS
A Middle East Member Committee program Featuring Hon. Robert S. Ford, U.S. Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic
Date: March 19, 2012
Time: 9:30am-11:00am
Location: Los Angeles
BIG BUSINESS V. BIG GOVERNMENT: THE BATTLE THAT WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE OF AMERICA AND CAPITALISM
Featuring Mr. David Rothkopf, President and Chief Executive of Garten Rothkopf
Date: March 14, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: San Francisco
A CHINA COMMITTEE DISTINGUISHED GUEST CONFERENCE CALL
A China Member Committee conference call exchange featuring Mr. Andy Rothman, China Macro Strategist, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets (Shanghai)
Date: March 7, 2012
Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm
MAYORAL SERIES: A VISION FOR GLOBAL LOS ANGELES
A dinner for Pacific Council affiliate sponsors featuring Los Angeles mayoral candidate Hon. Jan C. Perry, Councilwoman, City of Los Angeles
Date: March 7, 2012
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
PAKISTAN AT THE BRINK: AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
An Edgerton South Asian Security Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Ambassador Shirin R. Tahir-kheli, former Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations, National Security Council
Date: March 6, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
February 2012
GLOBAL PERCEPTIONS: WHAT TO DO ABOUT AMERICA'S STANDING ABROAD?
Featuring Mr. Barry Sanders, President, Board of Commissioners, Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks
Date: February 22, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: San Francisco
REPORT FROM THE GROUND: THE ARAB AWAKENING ONE YEAR ON
Featuring Ms. Manal Omar, Director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Programs, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Date: February 21, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
A CONVERSATION WITH AMBASSADOR DAVID J. SCHEFFER
Featuring Mr. David J. Scheffer, Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
Date: February 15, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
IRAN AND THE WEST: FROM DETERRENCE TO SANCTIONS TO FORCE?
Featuring Professor Amin Saikal, Professor of Political Science & Director, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
Date: February 7, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: San Francisco
January 2012
INSIDE DEMOCRACY PROMOTION: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, THE ARAB SPRING AND BEYOND
Featuring Dr. Jeremy M. Weinstein, former Director of Development and Democracy, U.S. National Security Council (2009-2011)
Date: January 24, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: San Francisco
A CHINA MEMBER COMMITTEE TELECONFERENCE WITH DR. DOUGLAS H. PAAL
Featuring Dr. Douglas H. Paal, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment
Date: January 25, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
BEYOND NUREMBERG: JUSTICE AND THE ENEMY IN AN ERA OF TERRORISM
Featuring Mr. William Shawcross, Author, Justice and the Enemy: Nuremberg, 9/11, and the Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Date: January 18, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
A CONVERSATION WITH SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN
Featuring Senator Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senior Senator of California
Date: January 19, 2012
Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
ANNUAL CHAIRMAN'S DINNER
Featuring Ambassador Ronald P. Spogli, Co-founder, Freeman Spogli & Co. and former U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino
Discussion limited to Pacific Council Chairman's Circle sponsors
Date: January 10, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
ISRAEL AT THE CROSSROADS
A Middle East Member Committee program featuring Mr. Jeremy Ben-Ami, President of J-Street
Date: January 10, 2012
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
December 2011
AFTER KIM JONG-IL: UNCERTAINTY IN THE PENINSULA
Featuring Ambassador Stephen W. Bosworth, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy
Date: December 21, 2012
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
A FILM SCREENING: WHAM! BAM! ISLAM!
Featuring Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, Creator, The 99
Date: December 10, 2011
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
GLOBAL PERCEPTIONS: WHAT TO DO ABOUT AMERICA'S STANDING ABROAD?
Featuring Barry Sanders, President, Board of Commissioners, Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks
Date: December 8, 2011
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
'OCCUPYING' POWER, INC.: THE BATTLE OF BIG BUSINESS VS. GOVERNMENT
Featuring Mr. David Rothkopf, President & CEO, Garten Rothkopf
Date: December 1, 2011
Time: 11:00pm-12:00pm PT
November 2011
A PRIVATE DINNER WITH HON. ERIC GARCETTI, President of the Los Angeles City Council and 13th District Representative; Mayoral Candidate for the City of Los Angeles
Discussion limited to Pacific Council affiliate sponsors
Date: November 28, 2011
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
16th ANNUAL MEMBERS WEEKEND CONFERENCE
The two-day program convened 200+ leaders from throughout the western region and elsewhere in the United States, as well as from Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe.
Date: November 18 - 19, 2011
Location: Los Angeles
BEYOND FAST AND FURIOUS: INSIDE GLOBAL ARMS TRAFFICKING
Featuring Ms. Kathi Austin, Executive Director, Conflict Awareness Project, and UN Senior Information Analyst
Date: November 10, 2011
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
A CHINA MEMBER COMMITTEE ROUNDTABLE
Featuring Dr. Ezra Vogel, Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences (Emeritus) at Harvard
Date: November 9, 2011
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
A SPECIAL LUNCHEON WITH HON. JOHN C. TSANG, Financial Secretary, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
Discussion limited to Pacific Council affiliate sponsors
Date: November 8, 2011
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
October 2011
SOUTH SUDAN COUNTRY DIALOGUE
The Pacific Council will convene a small delegation in South Sudan. They will be led by Rick Nuccio, Senior Country Director of South Sudan, National Democratic Institute.
Date: October 30 - November 4, 2011
Location: Juba, South Sudan
THE U.S. DEBT CRISIS IN CONTEXT: CUTS IN DEFENSE SPENDING AND THE IMPACT ON U.S. MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND FOREIGN POLICY
A National Security Member Committee Program featuring David Walker, Founder & CEO, Comeback America Initiative, Former US Comptroller General & Director, GAO
Date: October 27, 2011
Time: 8:30am - 10:00am
Location: Los Angeles
OVERCOMING ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OBSTACLES TO WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN AFRICA
Featuring Ambassador Amina Salum Ali, African Union Ambassador to the United States
Date: October 25, 2011
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
AUSTRALIA COUNTRY DIALOGUE
At the invitation of U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich, a Pacific Council member, the Council convened a trip to Australia in October of 2011.
Date: October 17 - 21, 2011
Location: Canberra & Sydney
AN END TO THE DEBATE? GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH FREE TRADE
Featuring Ambassador Susan C. Schwab, Former U.S. Trade Representative (2006-2009)\
Date: October 21, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm PT
WINDING DOWN IN AFGHANISTAN: WITHDRAWAL AND TRANSITION
An Edgerton South Asian Security Distinguished Speaker Series event Featuring Mr. Frank Ruggiero, Senior Adviser, Afpak Special Envoy, U.S. State Department
Date: October 3, 2011
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
September 2011
BUSINESS AND TRADE IN LATIN AMERICA: OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Featuring: Honorable Rose M. Likins U.S. Ambassador to Peru, Mr. Todd C. Chapman, U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Brazil, and Honorable Alejandro D. Wolff, U.S. Ambassador to Chile
Date: September 28, 2011
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
THE US-PAKISTAN ROLLERCOASTER: TENUOUS NEGOTIATIONS AND FRAGILE TIES
Featuring Ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, 21st Century Defense Initiative, The Brookings Institution
Date: September 26, 2011
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: San Francisco
ASSESSING THE STATE OF US SECURITY A DECADE AFTER 9/11
Featuring Mr. Slade Gorton, Of Counsel, K&L Gates, Former U.S. Senator and 9/11 Commission Member
Date: September 23, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
A DISCUSSION WITH UNDER SECRETARY ROBERT D. HORMATS
Featuring Under Secretary Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary, Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs
Date: September 13, 2011
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Los Angeles
21ST CENTURY STATECRAFT: NEW TECHNOLOGY IN FOREIGN POLICY
Featuring Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation and Technology, Secretary Clinton’s Office of Innovation, U.S. Department of State
Date: September 12, 2011
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles
August 2011
VIOLENCE IN SYRIA: A STALLED REVOLUTION?
Featuring Sarah Leah Whtison, Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch
Date: August, 25, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
DEFENSE SPENDING IN AN ERA OF PROTRACTED BUDGET AUSTERITY
A National Security Member Committee program and site visit, featuring panelists Rudy deLeon, Russell Rumbaugh, James McAleese, and Michael Kennedy
Date: August 12, 2011
Time: 1:00pm - 6:30pm PT
Location: Long Beach
JULY 2011
REPORT: SOUTH SUDAN
A conference call exchange featuring Dr. Richard Nuccio, Country Director, National Democratic Institute
Date: July 28, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm PT
THE DOLLAR, THE RENMINBI, AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM
Featuring Prof. Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Date: July 19, 2011
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
JUNE 2011
THE DOLLAR, THE RENMINBI, AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM
Featuring Prof. Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Date: June 30, 2011
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm PT
Location: San Francisco
UNNATURAL SELECTION: THE CONSEQUENCES OF CHOOSING BOYS OVER GIRLS
An Equitable Globalization Member Committee discussion featuring Ms. Mara Hvistendahl, Author and Correspondent
Date: June 28, 2011
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
THE PROSPECTS AND PROMISE OF THE US-COLOMBIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
A conference call exchange featuring Hon. Gabriel Silva, Colombian Ambassador to the US, and Hon. Mickey Kantor, Former US Trade Representative and US Secretary of Commerce
Date: June 27, 2011
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PT
CYBER WARFARE AND CYBER SECURITY
A China Member Committee luncheon session featuring Mr. Jeffrey Carr, Founder and CEO, Taia Global and author, Inside Cyber Warfare
Date: June 23, 2011
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
US-ISRAEL RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF A CHANGING MIDDLE EAST
A Middle East Member Committee session featuring Ambassador Oded Eran, Director, Institute for National Security Studies and Former Ambassador of Israel to the EU and to Jordan
Date: June 17, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am PT
Location: Los Angeles
CHINA MEMBER COMMITTEE MEETING
A China Member Committee session hosted jointly with USC, featuring His Excellency Zhao Qizheng, former Chinese Minister of Press, and His Excellency Zhou Wenzhong, Former Ambassador, People’s Republic of China to the United States
Date: June 8, 2011
Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm PT
CHINA MEMBER COMMITTEE DISTINGUISHED GUEST CONFERENCE CALL
A China Member Committee conference call exchange with Dr. Wan Yanhai, Director, Beijing Aizhixing Institute
Date: June 8, 2011
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT
MAÑANA FOREVER: WHAT FUTURE FOR MEXICO?
Featuring Dr. Jorge Castañeda, former Foreign Minister of Mexico
Date: June 3, 2011
Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am PT
Location: Los Angeles
MAY 2011
CRISIS IN JAPAN: NUCLEAR AND ECONOMIC FALLOUT
Featuring Hon. Junichi Ihara, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles
Date: May 26, 2011
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
A PRIVATE RECEPTION WITH AUSTIN BEUTNER
Reception limited to Pacific Council affiliate sponsors
Date: May 25, 2011
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
THE DECADE OF LATIN AMERICA?
Featuring Mr. Enrique V. Iglesias, Secretary-General, Ibero-American Secretariat; former Foreign Minister, Uruguay; former President, Inter-American Development Bank
Date: May 16, 2011
Time: 8:30 am - 10:00 am PT
Location: San Francisco
SECOND ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE
A two-day conference event comprised of plenary panels, breakout sessions and keynote addresses
Date: May 5-6, 2011
Location: Los Angeles
FUKUSHIMA, CHERNOBYL AND THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUTURE
A conference call exchange featuring Dr. Charles D. Ferguson, President, Federation of American Scientists
Date: May 4, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm PT
AFTER BIN LADEN
A conference call exchange with Dr. Jerrold D. Green, President & CEO, Pacific Council on International Policy
Date: May 3, 2011
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm PT
U.S. POLICY IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE GULF
A Middle East Member Committee program featuring Ambassador Janet Sanderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for North Africa and the Gulf
Date: May 3, 2011
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
APRIL 2011
MISSION CREEP: THE FBI IN THE AGE OF GLOBAL TERROR
Featuring Mr. Garrett M. Graff, Editor in Chief, The Washingtonian
Date: April 28, 2011
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PT
Location: San Francisco
NETWORKS, NETWARS AND IRREGULAR WARFARE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Featuring Dr. John Arquilla, Military Theorist and Professor of Defense Analysis, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
A YEAR IN REVIEW: HUMAN RIGHTS IN GUATEMALA
An Equitable Globalization Member Committee Conference Call Exchange featuring Ms. Sandra Morán, Guatemalan activist
Date: April 6, 2011
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PT
March 2011
THE FUTURE OF US POWER
Featuring Dr. Joseph S. Nye, Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor and former Dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Date: March 28, 2011
Time: 12:00 noon - 2:00pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
STRATEGIC CHALLENGES FACING AMERICA
Featuring General Stanley A. McChrystal, former Commander, International Security Assistance Force (2009-2010) and Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (2009-2010)
Date: March 22, 2011
Time: 12:00 noon - 2:00pm PT
Location: San Diego
DEBRIEF FROM THE FRONT LINES: UPRISINGS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
An Equitable Globalization Member Committee program featuring Mr. Daniel Williams, Senior Researcher, Emergencies Division, Human Rights Watch
Date: March 14, 2011
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm PT
Location: Pacific Palisades
SITE VISIT TO AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
Featuring AeroVironment President & CEO Tim Conver, Senior Vice President Tom Herring, and Vice President of Marketing Strategy and Communications Steve Gitlin
Date: March 10, 2011
Location: Los Angeles
UNREST IN THE ARAB WORLD: US OPTIONS AND LIKELY OUTCOMES
A Conference Call Exchange with Ambassador Ronald Neumann, President of the US Academy of Diplomacy and former US Ambassador to Algeria, Afghanistan and Bahrain
Date: March 7, 2011
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm PT
PACIFIC COUNCIL 15TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
A reception and traditional gala dinner event
Featuring Hon. Condoleezza Rice, 66th U.S. Secretary of State
Date: March 1, 2011
Location: Los Angeles
February 2011
THE US AND PAKISTAN: UNEASY TIES
An Edgerton South Asian Security Distinguished Speaker Series event
Featuring Mr. Shuja Nawaz, Director, South Asia Center, The Atlantic Council
Date: February 8, 2011
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
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THE US AND PAKISTAN: UNEASY TIES
An Edgerton South Asian Security Distinguished Speaker Series event
Featuring Mr. Shuja Nawaz, Director, South Asia Center, The Atlantic Council
Date: February 9, 2011
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm PT
Location: San Francisco
TURMOIL IN THE ARAB WORLD: DOMINO EFFECT?
A Conference Call Exchange
Featuring Dr. Bassma Kodmani, Executive Director, Arab Reform Initiative
Date: February 7, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm PT
MEMBER ROUNDTABLE - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
A luncheon discussion with Pacific Council President and CEO Jerrold D. Green
Date: February 1, 2011
Time: 12:00 noon - 2:00pm PT
Location: San Francisco
January 2011
CHINA MEMBER COMMITTEE MEETING
Featuring Dr. David Shambaugh, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director, China Policy Program, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Date: January 27, 2011
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
THE US AND AUSTRALIA IN ASIA: A US-AUSTRALIA DIALOGUE EVENT
A G'Day USA program featuring former Pacific Council President Dr. Geoffrey Garrett, CEO, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Date: January 21, 2011
Time: 2:00pm - 8:30pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
"STRATEGIC REASSURANCE": NEW VISIONS OF THE US IN THE WORLD
A general member program in cooperation with the Center for American Progress
Featuring Hon. James B. Steinberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
Date: January 21, 2011
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
SUSTAINABLE CITIES: A US-AUSTRALIA DIALOGUE EVENT
A G'Day USA program featuring Pacific Council Board Co-Chair Mr. John E. Bryson, Chairman, BrightSource Energy
Date: January 19, 2011
Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm PT
Location: Los Angeles
SECESSION, ELECTIONS AND CRISES: THE ROAD FORWARD
A conference call exchange featuring Hon. Jendayi Frazer, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Date: January 14, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 12:00 noon PT
See Programs Archive HERE