The Program: Asia in 2025:Challenges for a New Administration.

The nations of East and Southeast Asia face a number of security challenges including China-Taiwan, the South China Sea, and the North Korean nuclear threat. China’s expanded trade and role in regional infrastructure development has led to its greater influence in shaping the future of the region. The impact of climate change, aging populations, income inequality, and social change are also challenging. This talk will look at how a new US administration may face a range of security, economic, and trans-national issues confronting US friends in the region.

Presenter: Ambassador William H. Itoh

Ambassador William H. Itoh is Professor of the Practice in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a Senior Advisor to McLarty Associates, an international business consulting firm.

He had a distinguished career in public service with the Department of State. From 1995-1999 he served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. Prior to his appointment to Bangkok, he was Executive Secretary of the National Security Council at the White House (1993‑1995).

During his career as a Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador Itoh served abroad in the U.S. Embassy in London (1976‑1978) and as the U.S. Consul General to Western Australia in Perth (1986‑1990), in addition to his assignment in Thailand. His Washington assignments included service in the State Department’s Office of the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and the Bureau of Congressional Relations. He was Deputy Executive Secretary and Acting Executive Secretary of the Department of State from 1991‑1993.

Ambassador Itoh is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Kenan Institute Asia in Bangkok. He is past Chairman of the Albuquerque Committee on Foreign Relations and past President of the World Affairs Council of Albuquerque.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 6:00 PM
Oasis, 3301 Menaul Blvd NE, Suite 18
Albuquerque, NM 87107

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