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The Henry Luce Foundation recently elected Asia Foundation trustees Terry Adamson and Debra Knopman as co-chairs of their Board of Directors. The Luce Foundation is a long-time partner of The Asia Foundation in promoting leadership development through the Luce Scholars Program. Launched in 1974, the Luce Scholars Program is a unique exchange Americ… Read more

Private Sector Commitments Will Provide Digital Skills to Seven Million Women and Girls Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Upskilling Initiative. This public-private endeavor supports sustainable and inclusive economic growt… Read more

The Pacific Islands occupy a vast oceanic region that covers almost 20 percent of the Earth’s surface and is home to the world’s largest concentration of microstates. Its three ethno-geographic subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia include ten sovereign states, five freely-associated states, and eight dependent territories. While Pacif… Read more

The President of Mongolia, the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the International Women’s Federation of Commerce and Industry, and The Asia Foundation organized a national forum on “Enhancing Women’s Participation in Economic Development”. The hybrid event was attended by over 800 participants, including representatives of Mongo… Read more

The University of Sydney names The Asia Foundation’s Senior Director of the Women’s Empowerment Program, Jane Sloane as the recipient of the University of Sydney’s 2022 Alumni Award for Service to Humanity. The award recognizes the personal contributions of university alums who, through service or philanthropy, improve the lives of those in need. W… Read more

Applications are now open for the 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Emerging Leadership for Asia’s Future Program. The Asia Foundation is searching for its ninth cohort of highly talented Development Fellows. Applications will be open through September 16, 2022. Launched in 2014, The Asia Foundation Development Fellows program brings togeth… Read more

The Asia Foundation mourns the tragic and shocking death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe was an influential leader who transformed Japan’s global role, energized its foreign policy, expanded its global influence, and was deeply devoted to the people of Japan and the cause of global peace and security. He was an extraordinary figure… Read more

The Asia Foundation is launching the recruitment process for a new leader to succeed David D. Arnold. After 12 years as The Asia Foundation President & CEO, Arnold will step down at the end of 2022. A specially constituted search committee of the Board of Trustees is leading the process to recruit and select the new president. The Foundation is… Read more

On June 10, 2022, The Asia Foundation’s Coalitions for Change (CfC} program, with the support from the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, hosted its third online course, “Development Entrepreneurship: 12 Keys to Successful Policy Reform.” The four-week course brought together 74 development professionals from 19 countries across Asia to learn a… Read more

Today, The Asia Foundation releases its new annual report which is now available online. Please enjoy stories from across the Foundation’s many offices, as well as highlights of unique initiatives of the last year, including our Go Digital ASEAN digital literacy training, the Climate Action Initiative, the dramatic expansion of Let’s Read, and the… Read more