East-West Center Annual Report 2001

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[ 4 ]2001HighlightsThe East-WestCenter has“promotedunderstanding,greater dialogue,and a spirit ofcommunity in thevast Asia Pacificregion throughcooperativeresearch andeducation.”PresidentGeorge W. Bushin a message todelegates at the 10thAsia PacificParliamentary ForumEast-West Center Servesas First U.S. Secretariat forAsia Pacific Parliamentary ForumFollowing its mission to build an Asia Pacific community, the East-West Centerwas chosen in 2001 to be the first U.S. secretariat for the Asia Pacific ParliamentaryForum. The Forum was founded 10 years ago to give parliamentarians in theregion an opportunity to discuss solutions to problems of common concern.This was the first time the United States hosted the annual event, heldJan. 6-9, 2002, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. More than 100 parliamentariansfrom 25 nations attended, and proceedings were interpreted in six languages.Both U.S. Majority Leader Sen. Tom Daschle and Speaker of the House DennisHastert addressed delegates, who were drawn together this year by the tragicevents of September 11 and global concern over terrorism. “It (terrorism) wasthe glue that tied us all together,” said Rep. Amo Houghton of New York,co-chair of the forum with Sen. Daniel Akaka of Hawai‘i.President George W. Bush, in a message to delegates, said “We deeplyappreciate the overwhelming outpouring of support from the governments andpeople of the countries represented in the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum.” ThePresident also noted that since the U.S. Congress established the East-West Center,the Center has “promoted understanding, greater dialogue, and a spirit of communityin the vast Asia Pacific region through cooperative research and education.”At the Center’s initiative, experts on topics of common concern gavepresentations for the first time during plenary sessions and lunches. Speakersincluded James Kelly, assistant secretary of state for Asian and Pacific Affairs;Admiral Dennis Blair, commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Command; DavidSanger, White House correspondent for the New York Times; and GeorgeLissandrello, president and COO of Infoserve International, Inc.EWC presenters were President Charles E. Morrison, Senior FellowMark Valencia, and Climate Project Coordinator Eileen Shea. More than 200East-West Center staff, students and community members also volunteered theirtime at the forum.Parliamentarians passed 13 resolutions on such topics as terrorism andsecurity, political cooperation, technology sharing, the Middle East peaceprocess, global warming, gender equality and disaster management.The APPF was founded in Tokyo by former Japan Prime Minister YasuhiroNakasone, who currently serves as the forum’s president and who asked the East-West Center to help review ways in which the organization can strengthen itself.
[ 5 ]U.S. Senator Daniel Akakaof Hawai‘i (top), coconvenorof the APPF, isinterviewed by the media.Conference speakersincluded U.S. SenateMajority Leader TomDaschle (lower left) andDennis Hastert, Speaker ofthe U.S. House ofRepresentatives.Co-chair RepresentativeAmo Houghton andAPPF President YasuhiroNakasone.
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