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Strengthening the U.S.-Pacific Islands Partnership

Monday, March 4, 2019 12:00 pm -
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 4:30 pm
Nadi, Fiji

The Center for Strategic and International Studies, in partnership with the United States Department of State, was pleased to present a conference on “Strengthening the U.S.-Pacific Islands Partnership.” This gathering of key thinkers from the United States and the Pacific came at an important time for relations between our countries. Geopolitically, traditional power dynamics in the Pacific and in the broader Indo-Pacific region are in flux, and it is important that we assess what these developments mean for our partnerships now and into the future. Meanwhile, we face urgent challenges that we must confront together, such as the impacts of climate change, illegal fishing and maritime security, challenges for governance and the liberal international order, and the need to expand infrastructure and connectivity across the region. This conference addressed a complex set of challenges and develop fresh, practical ideas for deepening the U.S.-Pacific Islands partnership.
 

This event was made possible with support from the U.S. Department of State.

Featuring
W. Patrick Murphy
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State
Michael Goldman
Charge d’Affaires U.S. Embassy Suva
Gretchen Alther
Senior Leadership Development Specialist, Leadership Program, Professional Development Program, East West Center
Daniel Bob
Fellow, Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Tess Newton Cain, Principal
TNC Pacific Consulting
Sean E. Callahan
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Program Operations, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, USAID
Bredina Drollet
Director’s Advisor Asian Development Bank
Rajesh Chandra
Former Vice-Chancellor and President The University of the South Pacific
Joji Dumukoro Washington
Senior Defense Advisor Ministry of Defense, Fiji
L. Gordon Flake
CEO, Perth USAsia Centre
Lori Forman
Development Advisor and Professor Asia-Pacific, Center for Security Studies
Iati Iati
Senior Lecturer Victoria University of Wellington
Risu Kalotiti
Young Pacific Leader
Peter Kenilorea
Former Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Solomon Islands
Bruce Klingner
Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Makalai Koloamatangi
Associate Professor, Massey University
Esther Lavu
Deputy Director, Papua New Guinea National Research Institute
Jim Loi
Partner & Chief Operating Officer, The Asia Group
Alan Marbou
Speaker of the House, Koror State Legislature, Palau
Walter Russell Mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship Hudson Institute
Timoci Natuva
Director General National Security and Defence Council Secretariat, Fiji
Alfred Oehlers
Professor Asia-Pacific, Center for Security Studies
Cristelle Pratt
Deputy Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Patricia Sachs-Cornish
Chief Advisor to the Director General Pacific Community
Navneel Sharma
Director for Africa, Americas, Middle East, Europe, and Russia Burea Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fiji
Pula Toafa
Coordinator National Council of Women, Tuvalu
Nicole Yamase
Young Pacific Leader
Viliame Wilikilagi
Regional Security Adviser, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Amy Searight
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