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The Asia Foundation hosted the Council on Foreign Relations’ President Dr. Richard Haass, and former U.S. Ambassador to Korea and Asia Foundation trustee Kathleen Stephens for special foreign policy briefings during the board of trustees meeting in New York, May 19-22 at the Park Lane Hotel. On Monday Dr. Haass reflected on the U.S. President’s for… Read more

Earlier this month The Asia Foundation’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Suzanne Siskel and Director for International Development Cooperation Anthea Mulakala participated in separate panel events at the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 50th annual meeting held in Yokohama. On May 5, Siskel was featured as a panelist on Promoting… Read more

On May 10, The Asia Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expand their cooperation in supporting development efforts across the Asia-Pacific region. Four areas have been identified for this initial cooperation: strengthening governance and public sector management, increasing environmental re… Read more

The Asia Foundation, together with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), and Google will host the “APEC App Challenge” on May 18-19. Eleven teams of software developers from APEC member countries are arriving in the capital city to participate in a 24-hour marathon coding session. The app chall… Read more

5:30 – 8:00 PM Bechtel Conference Center 500 Washington Street, San Francisco, CA 94131 Southeast Asia was key to former President Obama’s “rebalance” towards Asia, with countries in the region seen as vital partners on issues such as economic integration and trade, balancing an ascendant China, security in the South China Seas, and the nuclear sta… Read more

Photo courtesy of Flicker user Dinh Linh Marina Mandarin Hotel 6 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square, Singapore 039594 ASEAN has forged a successful and enduring union of 10 member states, cultivating a common identity and organizational coherence that are unique within the broader geopolitics of Asia. In collaboration with U.S. Embassy Singapore, The… Read more

Two years from the earthquakes that hit Nepal in April and May 2015, The Asia Foundation and Harvard Kennedy School are releasing Disaster Preparedness and Response During Political Transition in Nepal: Assessing Civil and Military Roles in the Aftermath of the 2015 Earthquakes. The paper is part of a broader, ongoing effort to better understand ho… Read more

Last week, The Asia Foundation and the Young Lotus Circle, a diverse group of young professionals who support the Foundation’s Women’s Empowerment program, held an event in New York City to raise funds to improve social, economic, and political opportunities for women and girls in developing Asia. Held at the Klein Sun Gallery, the event brought to… Read more

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Black Community Services Center 418 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA The annual Oksenberg Lecture, honors the legacy of Professor Michel Oksenberg (1938–2001), a senior fellow at Shorenstein APARC and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Professor Oksenberg served as a key member of the National Security Co… Read more

The Nepali Times interviews The Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in Nepal George Varughese on the country’s upcoming local elections.