The National Bureau of Asian Research invites you to "Engaging Asia 2012: Strategies for a Shift toward the Asia-Pacific," a half-day conference on Wednesday, April 18, in Washington, D.C.
This event will feature remarks by:

Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr., and Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Registration and light breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m.

The Conference Center at

20 F Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20001

Click here to RSVP: http://m.nbr.org/HWrDky

EVENT INFORMATION

Please join NBR and senior experts from policy, academe, and the diplomatic community for critical insight into the key elements that the United States must consider to sustain its focus on Asia, with a special emphasis on the role of Congress.

This half-day conference will feature remarks from Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr., co-chair of the U.S.-China Working Group and member of the House Ways and Means Committee, on U.S. trade policy in the region and Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa, member of the House Armed Services Committee, on America's strategic rebalancing toward the Asia-Pacific.

Engaging Asia 2012: Strategies for a Shift toward the Asia-Pacific will also feature two in-depth panel discussions on U.S. trade strategy in the region and meeting defense resourcing needs for a shift toward the Asia-Pacific.

To RSVP: http://m.nbr.org/HWrDky

Admission is free. Please RSVP by April 16

ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS

Congressman Charles Boustany is co-chair of the House of Representatives U.S.-China Working Group and a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. He represents Louisiana's 7th Congressional District.

Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa is a member of the House Armed Services Committee. She represents Hawaii's 1st Congressional District.

David Bisbee is Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific and Deputy Lead Negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Angela Ellard is House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chief Trade Counsel and Trade Subcommittee Staff Director. Ms. Ellard will be speaking off the record.

Edward Gresser is the Director of ProgressiveEconomy.

Thomas Mahnken is Jerome E. Levy Chair of Economic Geography and National Security at the U.S. Naval War College and a Visiting Scholar at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Ambassador Rt. Hon. Mike Moore is New Zealand's Ambassador to the United States. He is a former Prime Minister of New Zealand and a former Director-General of the World Trade Organization.

Michael O'Hanlon is Director of Research and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Michael Schiffer is Senior Advisor and Counselor to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Prior to assuming this role in February 2012, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia. Mr.
Schiffer will be speaking off the record.
Please note that remarks by Angela Ellard and Michael Schiffer will be off the record.

Additional participants to be announced.

ABOUT ENGAGING ASIA

Engaging Asia is a comprehensive initiative that encourages integrated high-level discussion of U.S.
interests in the Asia-Pacific by convening experts from the government and academic arenas to provide analysis and policy recommendations for future U.S. engagement with the region. Engaging Asia 2012: Strategies for a Shift toward the Asia-Pacific is the fifth conference in this series.

Contact: Please direct all inquiries to Sonia Luthra, Assistant Director for Outreach, at NBRdc[at]nbr.org or
(202) 347-9767.

Tracy Timmons-Gray

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)

Seattle, WA

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