Message from the NCAFP

The National Committee on American Foreign Policy is excited to announce that the Honorable Rosemary A. DiCarlo, President and CEO of the NCAFP, has been appointed Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the United Nations.  Accordingly, she will formally relinquish her position with the NCAFP effective May 1, 2018.

The Board of Trustees has already formed a Search Committee to begin the process of identifying an exceptionally qualified successor.  The organization will be led in the interim by the Honorable Jeffrey R. Shafer, a member of the NCAFP Board.

The NCAFP is immensely grateful for Ambassador DiCarlo's dedication and hard work over the past two and a half years and wishes her all the best in what will prove to be a challenging new role.

Report - U.S.-Japan-Russia Trilateral Conference

On March 14-15, 2018, the NCAFP hosted the third round of a U.S.-Russia-Japan Trilateral Conference in New York City.

Participants from the three countries discussed visions for the future of Northeast Asia; U.S.-Russia relations in the region; the unique challenges posed by North Korea; concepts for regionalism; and the means to reconcile political interests and strategies in the region.  All agreed that greater cooperation between the United States, Japan and Russia, as well as with other countries of the region, is critical to ensure stability, security and economic development.
 

The Full Report Can Be Read Here

Managing Competition:
A U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue Report

On March 26, 2018 the NCAFP held its annual U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue in New York, bringing together respected Chinese and American scholars, experts and policy practitioners. The discussion took place at a time of rising tension in Sino–U.S. relations, brought on by fear of a looming trade war and by Trump administration policy statements defining China as a rising power which seeks to shape a world antithetical to American interests.

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