The Pacific Council on International Policy is pleased to partner with Miry's List and the U.S. Veteran Artists Alliance on Saturday, September 26th, for the launch of the audiobook edition of Baghdad Underground Railroad: Saving American Allies in Iraq by Col. (Ret.) Steve Miska, a Pacific Council member and retired U.S. Army officer.
Culver City
The Pacific Council on International Policy is pleased to partner with Miry's List and the U.S. Veteran Artists Alliance on Saturday, September 26th, for the launch of the audiobook edition of Baghdad Underground Railroad: Saving American Allies in Iraq by Col. (Ret.) Steve Miska, a Pacific Council member and retired U.S. Army officer.
Culver City
The Pacific Council is delighted to welcome our members to an exclusive fireside chat with Senator Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator for California, on Wednesday, October 7, at 6 pm PT. As California's senior senator and one of the most consequential voices in the U.S. Senate, Senator Padilla brings a distinctive perspective to some of the most significant policy debates of our time.
Beverly Hills
On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 5:30 pm PT, the Pacific Council will host a conversation in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to examine how gender inequality is not merely reproduced in the aftermath of conflict and catastrophe but frequently intensifies. Attendees will hear from Madlin Sadler, Chief Operating Officer, International Rescue Committee, as she discusses what a more equitable approach to recovery looks like in practice.
Santa Monica
On Friday, October 23, at 8 am PT, Pacific Council will host a book talk over breakfast, featuring Kathi Zellweger and Mike Chinoy, authors of Miss Kathi: Saving Lives in North Korea, a firsthand account of nearly three decades of humanitarian work inside one of the world's most closed and secretive states.
West LA
The Pacific Council will convene its inaugural Mexico Summit on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 8 am - 2 pm PT at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Bringing together diplomats, senior policymakers, business leaders, and civil society voices from across Southern California and the nation, this half-day program will examine the most consequential issues shaping the U.S.-Mexico relationship today, including the USMCA, binational water management, supply chains, and the creative economy.
Occidental College
