On May 27, at 2 pm PT, the Pacific Council invites you to dial in for a discussion of what lies ahead for the U.S-China relationship, following President Trump's trip to China, scheduled for May 13-15. Members will hear from Francisco Bencosme, Director of the Government Affairs team at the U.S.-China Business Council, Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Managing Partner and CEO of Vantage Point Strategies and Senior Director at ALLIES, Dr. Jeff Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of History at UC Irvine, and Anka Lee, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia and Pacific Council Member.

Come share a drink with us on May 14 at 6 pm PT as we continue the Pacific Council's Cocktails With a Consulate event series! This installment will feature Consul General Minna Laajava, the Consul General of Finland in Los Angeles, and Ambassador (ret.) Kristina A. Kvien, President & CEO of the Pacific Council, for a conversation on the conflict in Ukraine and the broader U.S.-European strategy in the region.

On Tuesday, May 5, at 10 am PT, the Pacific Council and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) are hosting a webinar to examine the evolving landscape of refugee protection and immigration policy in the U.S. Members will hear from Olga Byrne, Senior Director, Asylum & Legal Protection at IRC, Courtney McCausland, Immigration Attorney and Managing Attorney at IRC, Manuel Orozco, Director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, and Professor Jean Lantz Reisz, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, and Clinical Associate Professor of Law at the USC Gould School of Law.

On Monday, April 20, at 11 am PT, the Pacific Council invites you to join us for our continued coverage on the Iran War, exploring key dynamics shaping the conflict, including Iran's demonstrated military resilience, the growing risk of regional spillover, and implications for U.S. foreign policy and global stability. Members will hear from Alan Eyre, Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute and the Founder & President of EyreAnalytics LLC,  Jonathan Shrier, Former Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, and Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and President Emeretus & Middle East and South Asia Senior Fellow at the Pacific Council.