EVENTS
Briefing on the NCAFP Fact-Finding Trip to Asia
Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 6:00pm
Registration 5:45-6:00pm; Program 6:00-7:00pm; Reception to Follow
Biddle Room - The Harvard Club
35 West 44th Street, New York City
Earlier this month, the NCAFP sent a delegation of distinguished experts and practitioners to meet with government officials, scholars and experts across Northeast Asia. During their planned visits to Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul in the coming weeks, the delegation will seek to gain insights into critical issues and priorities in the region, such as US-China relations, cross-Taiwan Strait relations, North Korea, and the future of US alliances.
Led by Ambassador Susan M. Elliott, President and CEO of the NCAFP, the delegation includes Ambassador Raymond Burghardt, Ambassador James Zumwalt, Susan Thornton, Mark Tokola, Ryan Hass, and Rorry Daniels. Join us on December 3 as several recently-returned members of the delegation offer their major takeaways from the trip and take your questions on the key issues in East Asia.
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Susan A. Thornton to Join the NCAFP
NEW YORK, October 31, 2019 – The National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP) President and CEO Susan M. Elliott announced today the appointment of Susan A. Thornton as Project Director of its Forum on Asia-Pacific Security, effective January 1, 2020. Ms. Thornton retired from U.S. government service in summer 2018 and is a Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School, where she will remain concurrently affiliated.
Ms. Thornton will succeed current FAPS Project Director, Professor Donald S. Zagoria, who notified the NCAFP Board of Trustees of his decision to retire earlier this year, following a remarkable career as a thought leader on security and diplomacy in the Asia Pacific.
Jeffrey R. Shafer, NCAFP Chairman said, “The NCAFP’s Forum on Asia-Pacific Security, which has been ably led by Professor Donald S. Zagoria for over twenty years, has contributed to peace and stability in East Asia by conducting authoritative unofficial diplomatic discussions. There is no person better suited to continue the legacy of Professor Zagoria than Susan Thornton, who has the practical experience and strategic foresight needed to navigate the pressing foreign policy and security challenges confronting this increasingly important region of the world.”
More details on Susan Thornton's appointment can be found by clicking here.