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Indo-Pacific Pathways to Cooperation Jakarta, Indonesia June 17-19, 2019 Indo-Pacific Pathways to Cooperation June 17-19, 2019 Grand Hyatt Jakarta Jakarta, Indonesia HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE Indo-Pacific Pathways to Cooperation Jakarta, Indonesia June 17-19, 2019 Indo-Pacific Pathways to Cooperation June 17-19, 2019 Grand Hyatt Jakarta Jakarta, Indonesia Table of Contents Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Overview | 1 Welcome | 2 Humphrey in the Indo-Pacific Region | 4 U.S. Host Universities | 6 Conference Agenda | 8 Alumni Attendees | 12 Notes | 15 HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW Founded in 1978 in honor of the late Senator and Vice President, the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides a year of professional enrichment and leadership development in the United States for mid-career professionals from designated countries throughout the world. The Humphrey Program fosters a mutual exchange of knowledge, builds professional capacity, promotes lasting ties, and enhances international cooperation in areas critical to U.S. engagement with developing and transitional countries. Each year approximately 150 fellows, funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, are grouped by professional focus area and engage in graduate-level non-degree study and related professional experiences at leading U.S. universities. The program now has a network of nearly 6,000 alumni in 162 countries around the world working to improve their communities and the lives of those in need. To mark the 40th Anniversary of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, the State Department aims to acknowledge the extraordinary professional achievements and impact of Humphrey alumni during the Fellowship’s first 40 years through a series of events around the world. Celebrating the contributions of alumni from Asia and the Pacific, “Indo-Pacific Pathways to Cooperation” will be hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 17-19th, 2019. The three-day conference, broadly focused on good governance, economic integration and development, secure borders, and transparency, will acknowledge the legacy of more than 1,400 alumni across the region and the communities enriched by them. The conference will also serve as a conduit to the future, documenting stories and successes and charting a path forward. HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WELCOME United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Washington, D.C. 20522 www.state.gov June 2019 Dear Humphrey Alumni, On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Humphrey alumni conference Indo-Pacific Pathways to Cooperation in Jakarta, Indonesia. We join you in celebrating accomplishments and reflecting on program goals to foster a network of global leaders who will work together to create a better future for our local, regional, and international communities. I want to recognize your extraordinary achievements and contributions to the fields of civil society, economic development and integration, transparency, security, good governance, public health, journalism, and sustainable development across the Indo-Pacific region. Your work makes your communities, your nations, and the Indo-Pacific region stronger and more prosperous. The U.S. Department of State celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program this past year. We took stock of the accomplishments of our alumni across the world and across sectors. Through events in South Africa, Croatia, Turkey, Panama, and now in Indonesia, we can see the impact the Fellowship has had, not only on the alumni of the program, but on the communities and campuses that hosted you. Over the last 40 years, this program has built networks of leaders in politics, government, business, and civil society. We are proud to call you alumni of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. We hope that you will take every opportunity to share your experiences and expertise so that we can continue to learn from one another and further the Humphrey Program’s impact in the region and around the world. Please join us on social media using #Humphrey40. Sincerely, Marie Royce Assistant Secretary Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs U.S. Department of State 2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program | 40th Anniversary Conference HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WELCOME Maxmillian Angerholzer III Executive Vice President IIE June 17, 2019 Dear Humphrey Alumni & Friends, On behalf of the Institute of International Education (IIE), I am pleased to offer warm greetings and best wishes to all attending this workshop, Indo-Pacific Pathways to Cooperation. This event is just one of many being held worldwide to mark the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program’s 40th Anniversary. IIE would like to recognize your significant accomplishments, and applaud you as stewards of your countries’ development and contributors to regional growth. We appreciate your commitment to the Humphrey Program and are so pleased you could participate in this important gathering. While we are together in Jakarta, I encourage you to network with other Humphrey alumni and professionals from various fields, to share impactful experiences, and explore opportunities for future collaboration. You can work together to envision further positive change and development, and this workshop will be only the launching point. Best wishes for a successful workshop, Institute of International Education • iie.org 1400 K Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program | 40th Anniversary Conference | 3 HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM HUMPHREY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION n Participating East Asia Pacific countries n Participating South and Central Asia countries Tashi Chhozom | Bhutan MONGOLIA Bhutan’s first female-appointed 39 Supreme Court Justice. HHH Year 2005-2006 Sujeev Shakya | Nepal Chairman of the Nepal Economic forum; author of CHINA Unleashing Nepal. 166 HHH Year 2002-2003 NEPAL BHUTAN 113 32 BANGLADESH INDIA 90 184 BURMA 94 LAOS 28 Meera Borwankar | India THAILAND First female police commissioner 77 in the state of Maharashtra, CAMBODIA India; Director General of 19 VIETNAM the Maharashtra Police; led a 41 police force of 8,000 men and SRI LANKA women in India’s eighth-largest 72 metropolis, Pune. MALAYSIA HHH Year 2001-2002 SINGAPORE 4 47 MALDIVES Aneesa Ahmed | Maldives 11 Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs; founder of the NGO INDONESIA Hope for Women; one of ten 79 women around the world chosen for International Women of Courage Award in 2012. HHH Year 1985-1986 4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program | 40th Anniversary Conference Jin Liqun | China First president of the Top fields of study for Humphreys Asian Infrastructure from participating countries Investment Bank focused on infrastructure, energy and Public Policy Analysis & Public Administration | 235 power, transportation and telecommunications, rural Economic Development/Finance & Banking | 208 infrastructure and agriculture Public Health Policy & Management | 148 development, water supply and sanitation, environmental Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, protection, and urban & Climate Change | 128 development and logistics. Agricultural & Rural Development | 108 HHH Year 1987-1988 Communications & Journalism | 99 Urban and Regional Planning | 87 Law and Human Rights | 8 Educational Administration, Planning and Policy | 63 Substance Abuse Education, Treatment, and Prevention | 62 Yusmadi Yusoff | Malaysia SOUTH Senator in the Upper House KOREA of Parliament of Malaysia; 111 Nazla Mariza | Indonesia founder of the RIGHTS Group in Malaysia, created to Director of Transformasi, collaborate for the promotion the Center for Public Policy and protection of the rights of Transformation, formulates TAIWAN the people. regulations in Indonesia for sustainable fisheries, 18 HHH Year 2006-2007 environmental sustainability, and workforce development. PHILIPPINES HHH Year 2017-2018 120 Rupa Malina | Papua New Guinea MICRONESIA Former Ambassador from Papua 2 New Guinea to the United States. HHH Year 1987-1988 INDONESIA PAPUA FIJI 79 NEW GUINEA SOLOMON 23 TONGA 23 ISLANDS 5 1 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program | 40th Anniversary Conference | 5 HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM U.S. HOST UNIVERSITIES FOR INDO-PACIFIC ALUMNI A reflection of the states and universities that have hosted Indo-Pacific alumni MINNESOTA University of Minnesota | 141 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 71 University of Washington | 71 MONTANA NORTH MINNESOTA DAKOTA 141 OREGON IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA WYOMING IOWA NEBRASKA NEVADA UTAH COLORADO CALIFORNIA 21 KANSAS 78 OKLAHOMA ALASKA ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 20 TEXAS 15 CALIFORNIA University of California, Davis | 68 University of Southern California | 8 Stanford University | 2 6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program | 40th Anniversary Conference PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania State University | 102 MASSACHUSETTS University of Pittsburgh | 7 Boston University | 117 NEW YORK Brandeis University | 3 Cornell University | 120 Columbia University | 1 Hunter College, CUNY | 12 Massachusetts Institute MICHIGAN Syracuse University | 33 of Technology | 76 Michigan State University | 52 Tufts University, Fletcher School | 16 Williams College | 1 MAINE MINNESOTA VERMONT 141 NEW HAMPSHIRE WISCONSIN NEW YORK MASSACHUSETTS 214 165 MICHIGAN RHODE ISLAND 52 CONNECTICUT IOWA PENNSYLVANIA 109 NEW JERSEY 37 OHIO DELAWARE ILLINOIS INDIANA WEST 2 MARYLAND 136 VIRGINIA 14 VIRGINIA WASHINGTON D.C. 116 24 MISSOURI KENTUCKY 3 TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA 22 29 ARKANSAS SOUTH MARYLAND CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI Johns Hopkins University | 65 ALABAMA
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