The Latest from the Pacific Council
Upcoming Events & Activities
May 27, 2026
On May 27, at 2 pm PT, the Pacific Council invites you to dial in for a discussion of what lies ahead for the U.S-China relationship, following President Trump's trip to China, scheduled for May 14-15. Members will hear from Francisco Bencosme, Director of the Government Affairs team at the U.S.-China Business Council, Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Managing Partner and CEO of Vantage Point Strategies, Dr. Jeff Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of History at UC Irvine, and Anka Lee, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia and Pacific Council Member.
Webinar
June 2, 2026
On Tuesday, June 2, at 5:30 pm PT, the Pacific Council and Arizona State University's (ASU) Great Game Lab are premiering a short documentary How Los Angeles Became a Soccer City, followed by dinner and a conversation featuring British Consul General to Los Angeles Paul Rennie, OBE and Andrés Martinez, Co-Director of ASU's Great Game Lab and author of The Great Game: A Tale of Two Footballs and America's Quest to Conquer Global Sport.
5:30pm
DTLA
June 4, 2026
The Pacific Council, in partnership with Espacio Crítico, is hosting a webinar on Thursday, June 4, at 9 am PT to explore Venezuela's economic and oil sectors in the aftermath of Maduro's capture earlier this year. Participants will hear from Francisco Monaldi, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Latin American Energy Policy and Director, Latin America Energy Program, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University; Gustavo García, Coordinator of María Corina Machado's Economic Team, Former Principal Technical Lead & Fiscal Economist, Inter-American Development Bank; Marianna Parraga, Energy Correspondent, Latin America Reuters; and Miguel Pizarro, Director of Espacio Crítico.
9:00am
Webinar
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