Few individuals have approached human rights advocacy in China from the perspective of a businessman. John Kamm has spent more than five decades engaging with China, first through business and trade, and later through a distinctive form of human rights diplomacy. On Thursday, October 15, at 9:00 am PT, the Pacific Council on International Policy will host a webinar, “From Businessman to Human Rights Advocate: A Conversation with John Kamm on China’s Political Prisoners.”

The Pacific Council is honored to welcome our members to an exclusive fireside chat with Senator Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator for California and Ambassador (ret.) Cynthia A. Telles, Former Ambassador to Costa Rica and Pacific Council Board Director, 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.

NEW DATE & TIME: On Wednesday, September 23, at 10 am PT, the Pacific Council will host a webinar examining the rapid proliferation of armed drone technology in urban conflict environments, with a focus on the ongoing security crisis in Haiti. Attendees will hear from Diego Da Rin, a Haiti Analyst at the International Crisis Group, Sophie Rutenbar, Nonresident Fellow, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings & Visiting Scholar, Prevention and Peacebuilding Program, Center for International Cooperation, New York University (NYU), and Henry Ziemer is a fellow with the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).