World Affairs Council of Orange County and Japan America Society Presents James Zumwalt
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Japan and Korean Affairs

“The U.S. Rebalance Toward Asia: A Look at the Year Ahead”

The year 2014 offers many opportunities for the United States to sustain its policy of strengthening our ties to the world’s most dynamic region. Jim Zumwalt will talk about the Obama Administration’s efforts to strengthen bilateral security alliances, promote partnerships with like-minded countries, work constructively with China in areas of common interest, take advantage of opportunities for trade and investment, and promote people-to-people ties with Asia. He will look back on achievements over the past year, and then talk about the opportunities that lie ahead.

Jim Zumwalt began his tour as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Japan and Korean affairs on January 3, 2012. He previously served as the Embassy Tokyo’s Deputy Chief of Mission. He was Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs in the Department of State, Washington, D.C. from 2006-2008 and has served prior assignments in Japan, as Economic Minister Counselor, Embassy Tokyo Economic Officer and Consulate Kobe Consular Officer.

In Washington, D.C., Jim has previously worked in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Korea and Philippine desks, and in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Front Office. He received a master’s degree in International Security Studies from the National War College in 1998 and a bachelor of arts in American History and also in Japanese Language from U.C. Berkeley.

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014Location: The Pacific Club
4110 MacArthur Blvd.,
Newport Beach, CA 92660

Complimentary Self Parking

6:00 pm Reception * 7:00 pm Dinner * 7:45 pm Program

Members – $55 * Non-Member – $75 * Students – $45
Table of 10 – $550 * Program Only (does not include a meal) – $10

World Affairs Council of Orange CountyPresents “United States-China Relations: Competition or Cooperation”
Please join us for a speaker presentation and booksigning on “Debating China” by Nina Hachigian Senior Fellow at the Center for American ProgressAmerica and China are the two most powerful players in global affairs, and no relationship is more consequential. How they choose to cooperate and compete affects billions of lives. But U.S.-China relations are complex and often delicate, featuring a multitude of critical issues that America and China must navigate together. Missteps could spell catastrophe.

Nina Hachigian is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. Based in Los Angeles, she is the editor of Debating China: The U.S. – China Relationship in Ten Conversations. Her earlier book, co-authored, was The Next American Century: How the U.S. Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise.

Prior to American Progress, Ms. Hachigian was a senior political scientist at RAND Corporation and served as the director of the RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy for four years. From 1998 to 1999, she was on the staff of the National Security Council in the White House.

Ms. Hachigian has published numerous reports, book chapters, and journal articles, including essays in Foreign Affairs, The Washington Quarterly, Democracy, and Survival, as well as op-ed pieces appearing in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the South China Morning Post, among others. Her earlier book was The Information Revolution in Asia (RAND, 2003). She has been a guest on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” CNN, Fox News, BBC, and NPR’s “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition.” She is on the board of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Affairs at Stanford University and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Nina Hachigian received her B.S. from Yale University and her J.D. from Stanford Law School

Date: Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2014Location: Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel
686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Self-Parking: complimentary (included in price)

6:00 p.m. Reception * 7:00 p.m. Dinner * 7:45 p.m. Program

Members @ $55 Non-members @ $75 Students @ $45

Program Only @ $10.00 – does not include a meal or parking
(Program only to arrive at 7:30 pm)