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East-West Center Annual Report 2010

East-West Center Annual Report 2010

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MAY 14, 1960 | the east-West Center is 1975 | A new eWC charter creates an 1990 | president George H.W. Bush convenes formally established by an act of Congress, independent, international Board of Governors. a -pacific Islands Summit held at spearheaded by Hawai‘i’s then-territorial the east-West Center. this is the first time that 1979 | eWC welcomes first scholarship congressional representative John A. Burns and a u.S. president has a joint meeting with the student from people’s Republic of . then-Senate Majority leader lyndon Johnson. heads of government in the pacific Islands. 1980 | pacific Islands Conference of leaders MAY 9, 1961 | Johnson, Burns and other 1994 | emperor Akihito and empress Michiko meets at the eWC. Fiji prime Minister Ratu eWC founders participate in a groundbreaking of visit the eWC, revisiting the Japanese Mara speaks at Center. ceremony for the center’s first buildings, Garden they helped to establish. designed by then-budding, Chinese-born 1981 | Hawai‘i International Film Festival 1995 | president of the architectural star I.M. pei. begins as an east-West Center project. Republic of the 1964 | the Center’s signature Japanese Fidel V. Ramos speaks at eWC garden at Jefferson Hall is blessed by on“Regional Cooperation Japan’s then-Crown prince Akihito and and economic Development princess Michiko with a traditional in the philippines.” N eWC release of koi into the garden stream. Gallery opens to enhance community outreach 1967 | King of presents a Royal through arts and culture. thai pavilion, known as a sala, as a gift to the eWC — the only sala outside of 1997 | pacific Islands Report begins via the thailand personally dedicated by the internet–the first reliable, regional source of 1982 | Japan prime Minister Zenko Suzuki King. pacific Islands news. speaks at eWC on “the Coming of the pacific MID-1970 s | the east-West Center is a Age.” N eWC Foundation established to 2000 | u.S. president and okinawa major early sponsor of the polynesian diversify eWC funding base and increase Governor Keiichi Inamine formally announce Voyaging Society and the building of the scholarship awards. the start of eWC’s obuchi program at the voyaging canoe, Hokule‘a. Cornerstone of peace, named in honor of 1984 | First premier of the people’s Republic former prime Minister Kenzo obuchi. the “The East-West Center is here to serve of China to visit the u.S., Zhao Ziyang, delivers obuchi education and Research program the world. To this Center we shall bring his first u.S. public address at eWC. the wise men of the west and we shall includes graduate scholarships for okinawans, invite the wise men of the east. 1987 | united nations Secretary General internships, intellectual exchanges, and eWC From them we shall hope that many Javier perez de Cuellar delivers a talk at the facilitation of of young scholars will learn eWC:“Multilateralism: A Continuing necessity.” research activities in the wisdom of the two worlds, united 1988 | united States Secretary of State okinawa. N here, and to use that wisdom for the George p. Shultz speaks at eWC on “u.S. policy over 31 govern - purposes and the ends of mankind’s 1973 | S. Ann Dunham, mother of and the Dynamism of the pacific.” ments make highest aspirations for peace and , joins the eWC’s technology 1989 | Former u.S. Secretary of Defense contributions to justice and freedom.” and Development Institute as a graduate Robert S. Mcnamara speaks at eWC on “the eWC programs president lyndon B. Johnson degree fellow in anthropology. : Can We end It? Should We try?” and activities. continued > 2010

2001 | eWC in Washington established. 2005 | eWC becomes the first institution in N pacific leadership program is the u.S. to establish a tsunami relief fund, established through a $4.5 million grant raising more than $500,000 to assist victims from the Freeman Foundation. N the of the devastating Asian tsunami. N education International Forum for education 2020 is program enters an agreement to support established. students and faculty of the Ar-Raniry State Institute for Islamic Studies in Banda Aceh, 2002 | eWC hosts the 25-nation Asia pacific . N president of Mongolia speaks at parliamentary Forum. eWC on “Mongolia: At the Juncture Between northeast and Central Asia.”

2006 | lyonpo Jigmi Yoser thinley, cultural 2008 | thai princess Maha Chakri affairs minister and former prime minister of 2009 | eWC, in partnership with the u.S. dedicates the newly reconstructed Royal Bhutan, delivers a speech on “Gross national and Federated States of Micronesia govern - Sala thai pavilion and accepts the eWC’s Happiness,” the political philosophy of his ments, coordinates a delegation of election Asia pacific Community Building Award on country. N International alumni conference of observers for the national and state elections behalf of her father, His Majesty King 550 alumni from 36 countries in Hanoi, Vietnam in the Federated Sates of Micronesia. Bhumibol Adulyadej. N eWC in Washington marks rapidly expanding alumni chapter launches new website on u.S.-Asia interactions 2010 | east-West Center celebrates its network. N eWC expands its Asian Muslim — Asia Matters for America. N First eWC 50th anniversary year. N Secretary of State 2003 | u.S. president George W. Bush, Initiative to address misconceptions and International Media Conference is held in Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers two major accompanied by White House Chief of Staff misunderstandings that have arisen between Bangkok attracting some 200 journalists Asia pacific policy addresses hosted by the Andrew Card, national security advisor Asia’s Islamic societies and the u.S. from 21 nations. east-West Center. Condoleezza Rice, and James Kelly, assistant 2007 | pacific Islands Conference of leaders secretary for east Asian and pacific Affairs, convenes in meets with 13 pacific Island leaders during the Washington, seventh annual pacific Islands Conference of D.C. for the leaders convened by the east-West Center. first time. the 2004 | Corazon Aquino, 20 leaders of former president of the pacific islands governments meet with top philippines, receives congressional leaders, private sector executives the third Asia pacific and State Department officials, including u.S. Community Building Award Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Karen from eWC and delivers Hughes, undersecretary of State for public an address on the “ Movement.” N Diplomacy and public Affairs. N Asian Interna - Ford Foundation International Fellowship program tional Justice Initiative (AIJI) conducts trainings starts bringing students from provincial areas in international law for the officers of the inter - of Asian nations to eWC. N eWC establishes the national Khmer Rouge tribunal in united States Asia pacific Council (uSApC) with and also produces videos to teach the people of support from the u.S. Department of State. Cambodia about international legal processes.

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