Pacific Council on International Policy

The non-partisan Pacific Council is the premier international affairs organization focused on policy issues of special resonance to the West Coast.

The Council's membership consists of a diverse network of leaders from a broad range of professions and business sectors; our members are heavily invested in understanding international affairs and affecting public policy. The Pacific Council provides them with opportunities to enhance their knowledge of global issues and their effectiveness in the international arena both professionally and personally. More>>

Programs

Upcoming Programs

February 7
Program featuring Professor Amin Saikal, Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University

February 22
A China Member Committee conference call exchange featuring Mr. Andy Rothman, China Macro Strategist, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets (Shanghai)

February 22
A San Francisco Program featuring Mr. Barry Sanders, Author, American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination

Upcoming Trips

March 19-23, 2012 | Argentina & Chile
Affiliate sponsor members are provided priority access to Pacific Council delegations. Learn more>>

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

A Conversation with Ambassador David J. Scheffer

February 15, 2012
The Equitable Globalization Committee will hold a luncheon discussion featuring Ambassador David J. Scheffer on Wednesday, February 15. Ambassador Scheffer currently serves as the Director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University School of Law and participated in the creation of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the Extraordinary Chambers in Cambodia. Ambassador Scheffer was recently listed as one of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2011. Please visit our Programs page to view more upcoming meetings in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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In The News

Mr. Steven J. Olson

January 9, 2012
Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, the former Co-Chair of the Pacific Council’s Board, has announced that fellow Pacific Council member Mr. Steven J. Olson will join the Department of Commerce as his Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser. Mr. Olson will serve as an adviser and counselor to Secretary Bryson. Mr. Olson joins the Department from Aletheia Research and Management, Inc., an independent asset management firm in Santa Monica. Previously, he was a partner at O’Melveny and Myers from 2004-2011, where he specialized in domestic and international commercial litigation. Read the full Department of Commerce press release.

Please visit our Members in the News and News and Commentary pages to learn more about the work of Pacific Council members.

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