In partnership with Espacio Crítico, the Pacific Council is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, July 29, at 9 am PT to examine Venezuela's post-natural-disaster institutional collapse, public health crisis, and political trajectory. Attendees will hear from Dr. Julio Castro, Physician & Public Health Researcher; Mercedes De Freitas, Executive Director, Transparencia Venezuela; Oswaldo Ramírez, Director, ORC Consultores; and Miguel Pizarro, Director, Espacio Crítico.
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On Thursday, June 11, from 9:30 am - 1 pm PT, the Pacific Council and the Consulate General of Thailand in Los Angeles are hosting a half-day forum examining the trade and investment landscape between the United States and Thailand.
Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
On Wednesday, June 10, at 8 am PT, the Pacific Council will host a breakfast roundtable to discuss U.S.–Mexico relations and shifting regional security dynamics, highlighting Washington's growing willingness to support or participate in security efforts beyond national borders. Attendees will hear from Dr. Pamela K. Starr, Professor of the Practice of International Relations and Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California, and Dr. Richard D. Downie, Latin America Senior Fellow at the Pacific Council.
Culver City
The Pacific Council, in partnership with Espacio Crítico, is hosting a webinar on Thursday, June 4, at 9 am PT to explore Venezuela's economic and oil sectors in the aftermath of Maduro's capture earlier this year. Participants will hear from Francisco Monaldi, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Latin American Energy Policy and Director, Latin America Energy Program, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University; Gustavo García, Coordinator of María Corina Machado's Economic Team, Former Principal Technical Lead & Fiscal Economist, Inter-American Development Bank; Marianna Parraga, Energy Correspondent, Latin America Reuters; and Miguel Pizarro, Director of Espacio Crítico.
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On Tuesday, June 2, at 5:30 pm PT, the Pacific Council and Arizona State University's (ASU) Great Game Lab are premiering a short documentary How Los Angeles Became a Soccer City, followed by dinner and a conversation featuring British Consul General to Los Angeles Paul Rennie, OBE and Andrés Martinez, Co-Director of ASU's Great Game Lab and author of The Great Game: A Tale of Two Footballs and America's Quest to Conquer Global Sport.
DTLA
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.
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The Pacific Council Board of Directors invites you to the 2026 Pacific Council Gala, the premier gathering where policymakers, diplomats, industry executives, and international thought leaders come together to engage on the issues shaping our time.
Beverly Hills, CA
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.
Bel Air
On Wednesday, May 6, at 9 am PT, the Pacific Council is hosting a webinar focused on the central arguments of the Centre for European Reform's 2025 Annual Report, Europe's Future: Grounds for Hope?. This event will feature Charles Grant, CMG, Director of the Centre for European Reform (CER), and Dr. David M. Andrews, Faculty Emeritus at The Claremont Colleges and Senior Fellow for Europe and Russia at the Pacific Council.
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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.
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On Wednesday, April 29th, at 9:30 am PT, the Pacific Council is hosting a virtual book talk with Zhengyu "Z" Huang, former President of the Committee of 100 and author of Rethinking China: Challenging Our Economic Assumptions & Opportunities for Lasting Prosperity. Huang will be joined in conversation by Philip Yun, Co-President & Co-CEO, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California (CCWA), and Asia Pacific Senior Fellow at the Pacific Council.
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