Join CSIS and the National Association for Black Engagement with Asia (NABEA) for a conference on U.S. leadership in Asia. The first panel on diplomatic engagement will be moderated by Dr. Michael Green, and will feature former Ambassador Charles Ray, former Ambassador Aurelia Brazeal, and former Ambassador Harry Thomas. The second panel on economic statecraft will be moderated by Mr. Matt Goodman, and will feature Mr. Marc Mealy, from the US-ASEAN Business Council, and Ms. Terri Batch, from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Agenda
4:30-4:35 Welcoming Remarks
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University
4:35-4:55 Keynote
Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos (via video message)
Australia's Ambassador to the United States
4:55-5:10 Introductory Comments
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University
Chadwick Eason
COO and Co-Founder, NABEA
Tyrell Walker
CEO and Founder, NABEA
5:10-5:40 Panel on Diplomatic Engagement
Aurelia Brazeal (Virtual)
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Kenya, and the Federated States of Micronesia; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific
Charles Ray
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia and Zimbabwe; Chair, Africa Program and Trustee, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Harry Thomas (Virtual)
Former U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe; Kissinger Senior Fellow, Yale University Jackson Institute for Global Affairs
Moderated by
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University
5:40-6:10 Panel on Economic Statecraft
Marc Mealy
Senior Vice President-Policy, US-ASEAN Business Council
Terri Batch (Virtual)
Director, Global Diversity Export Initiative, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Moderated by
Matthew Goodman
Senior Vice President for Economics, CSIS
6:10-6:15 Closing Remarks
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University
This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.
