Pacific Council on International Policy

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Pacific Council on International Policy
Formation1995
TypeForeign Policy Membership Organization
Location
President and CEO
Jerrold D. Green
Co-Chairman
Richard Goetz
Co-Chairman
Robert Lovelace
Websitewww.pacificcouncil.org

The Pacific Council on International Policy is an independent,

non-partisan, membership-based organization dedicated to global engagement. Founded in 1995 in partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations and the University of Southern California, the Pacific Council is a 501c(3) non-profit organization. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Its activities include events and conferences, policy-focused task forces, and international delegations.[1]

Organization

The Pacific Council is “committed to building the capacity of Los Angeles and California for impact on global issues, discourse, and policy.”[2] The Council connects a network of people from different industries to engage in foreign policy discourse and effect change on international issues. The Council convenes virtual and in-person events, roundtable discussions, and international delegations, and provides thoughtful foreign policy analysis and commentary in its online Magazine.[3]

Leadership

Utah governor and U.S. Ambassador to China Jon M. Huntsman;[4] and former Congressman and House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier
.

Activities

The Pacific Council works with member experts and task forces to host conferences, events, and travel delegations. The Council has hosted a number of influential speakers, including former

U.S. ambassadors, members of Congress, and foreign policy experts, among others.[5]

Programs

The Pacific Council encourages thoughtful dialogue on a wide variety of international issues, but focuses on areas where it is poised to have impact both locally and globally. Examples of the Council’s programs are the Mexico Initiative, and the Guantánamo Bay Observer Program.[6]

Delegations

Members often travel abroad on Pacific Council delegations, during which members meet with government officials and business leaders. Previous destinations include Mexico, North Korea, Cuba, Iraq, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Guatemala, China, and France, among many others.

The Pacific Council also organizes task forces to address international policy issues and make policy recommendations. Its U.S.-

Obama administration renew a ban on assault weapons, and the task force released a "report card" assessing progress made on previous recommendations.[7] The Council's Climate Change Adaptation Task Force recommended that the state of California create a Climate Risk Council and reported the potential effects of climate change on the California coast.[8]

One task force is a part of the Guantánamo Bay Observer Program.

GTMO and report back to the Council. Recommendations made by the Council's GTMO Task Force were included in the FY2018 Defense Bill by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).[10]

Reports

The Pacific Council has released numerous reports surrounding issues in

foreign affairs and public diplomacy
. Some of the Council's previous reports include:

References

  1. ^ "Mission & Governance". Pacific Council on International Policy. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ Who We Are. "Mission & Values". Pacific Council on International Policy.
  3. ^ "Newsroom". Pacific Council on International Policy.
  4. ^ "Who We Are: History". Pacific Council on International Policy. 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Pacific Council Live". Pacific Council on International Policy. 19 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Initiatives". Pacific Council on International Policy. 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ "U.S.-Mexico task force seeks renewed ban on assault weapons". Washington Post.
  8. ^ "From California, a Game Plan on Climate Change". The New York Times.
  9. ^ "Guantánamo Bay Observer Program". Pacific Council on International Policy. 13 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Rep. Schiff Uses Pacific Council GTMO Input in Defense Bill". Pacific Council on International Policy. 18 July 2017.
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