Last week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President 
Posts By Michael H. Armacost
Asian Policy Challenges for the Next President
August 20, 2008
The presumptive presidential candidates are taking the global stage. Senator John McCain has traveled to Colombia, Mexico, and Iraq. This summer, Senator Barack Obama embarked on travels to Europe, Israel, the West Bank, Iraq, and Afghanistan. However, east of Afghanistan, lie some of the most strategically important countries to U.S. foreign policy — and they [...]
New Hope for U.S.-South Korea Ties
May 23, 2008
In the April 17th edition of the Christian Science Monitor, Michael Armacost, The Asia Foundation’s Board of Trustees’ Chairman and Stanford’s Shorenstein APARC Distinguished Fellow ” also formerly the President of the Brookings Institution and U.S. Ambassador to both Korea and Japan — discusses U.S.-South Korea ties and points out challenges ahead. “From free trade [...]
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