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Event Detail (Archive)

This is a past event

Asia-Pacific Economic Integration and U.S.-Japan Relations

Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 9:00AM - 1:30PM
ENGLISH
JETRO Event

The main purpose of the seminar is to give an annual update to, and discuss, the developments toward East Asian economic integration with the policy makers and researchers in Washington D.C. This year, the seminar will focus on progress of economic integrations in Asia and the Pacific.

Organizers:
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
JETRO

Program

9:00-9:05 Welcoming Remarks

John Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS
9:05-9:35 Opening Address

Congressman Jim McDermott, (D-WA)
9:40-10:00 Outlook for Asia-Pacific Economic Integration and U.S.-Japan Relations

Hiroyuki Ishige, Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
10:00-11:00 New Developments in Asia-Pacific Economic Integration

Shujiro Urata, Professor,Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Zhang Yuyan, Director, Professor, Institute of World Economics & Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Hank Lim, Senior Research Fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)

Commentator: Matthew Goodman, Simon Chair in Political Economy, CSIS

Moderator: Michael Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, Georgetown University
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:00 Panel Discussion and Q&A Session

Moderator: Michael Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, Georgetown University
12:00-13:25 Luncheon Address: U.S. Strategy for Asia-Pacific Regional Architecture

Nirav Patel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
13:25-13:30 Closing Remarks

Michael Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, Georgetown University
13:30 Adjourn

Videos:

Interview with Hiroyuki Ishige, Chairman and CEO of JETRO

After the CSIS-JETRO Annual Conference on "Asia-Pacific Economic Integration and U.S.-Japan Relations," CSIS Japan Chair Michael Green interviewed with Hiroyuki Ishige, Chairman and CEO of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).
Category:Education
Publish Date:June 12,2012

Location:

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
1800 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Map (click to open map in new window)

Schedule:

Event:9:00AM - 1:30PM