On October 21 at 9 AM, the Pacific Council will host a webinar featuring Dr. Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University, and Dr. Jerrold D. Green, Interim President & CEO of the Pacific Council. A leading scholar of democracy and governance, Diamond will explore the resurgence of authoritarianism, democratic backsliding in established systems, and the erosion of trust in democratic institutions.

On Tuesday, October 7, at 8 am PT, the Pacific Council welcomes our membership to dial in for a discussion of the current relationship between the U.S. and Greenland, and implications for Greenland’s potential bid for independence from Denmark. Members will hear from Rufus Gifford, Former Chief of Protocol of the United States and Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Dr. Gabriella Gricius, a Senior Fellow at the Arctic Institute and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Konstanz, and Allison Agsten the Inaugural Director of USC Annenberg’s Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and Affiliate of the Arctic Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.

The Pacific Council invites attendees of the South Korean delegation to a private dinner hosted by the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles. This gathering will take place on Thursday, September 4, at 6 pm PT at the official residence of the Honorable Consul General Youngwan Kim.

Spend the evening with us on August 20 from 6 - 8 pm PT for a seminar on the historical, cultural, and diplomatic significance of mahjong as a tool of soft power. Members will hear from Angie Lin, Founder of East Never Loses & Founding Member of Mahjong Mistress, and Jessie Kornberg, President and CEO of the Skirball Cultural Center. The conversation will be followed by small group lessons on mahjong gameplay.