U.S. Ambassadors tour kicks off with town hall meeting at UCSD on May 16
05/04/2005
Paula Cichocka,
The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at University of California, San Diego (UCSD), along with San Diego's World Affairs Council and World Trade Center, and the University of San Diego and San Diego State University, are hosting a presentation in San Diego by five U.S. Ambassadors stationed in Asia. American ambassadors to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are making a tour across the country, with San Diego as their first stop, for a town hall meeting on Monday, May 16, 2005. The event will be held in the Robinson Auditorium on the UCSD campus, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. As representatives from the United States to Southeast Asia, the visiting ambassadors cover one of the fastest growing regions in the world, strategically positioned to play a leading role in the Pacific Rim century. The ambassadors' tour is an annual event that is considered to be an effective effort for improving U.S.-Southeast Asian relations, and over the years, the event has brought together thousands of leaders, academics, analysts and business executives. In a town hall meeting format, the ambassadors will present their views on U.S.-Southeast Asian relations and the state of affairs in Southeast Asia. The ambassadors include the Honorable Lynn Pascoe, Ambassador to Indonesia; the Honorable Christopher La Fleur, Ambassador to Malaysia; the Honorable Frank L. Lavin, Ambassador to Singapore; the Honorable Ralph L. (Skip) Boyce, Ambassador to Thailand; and the Honorable Michael Marine, Ambassador to Vietnam. IR/PS Media Contact: Paula Cichocka, (858) 534-1465, pcichocka@ucsd.edu
