Video and photographs are now available from the September 21, 2017 event "Japan's New Foreign Minister: A Conversation with Columbia Students About Diplomacy," which featured His Excellency Tarō Kōno, Foreign Minister of Japan. The sold-out event--the Foreign Minister's only public address during his visit to the United States--was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East … [Read more...]
Columbia Event with Japan’s Foreign Minister, H.E. Tarō Kōno, Draws International Media Coverage
The Thursday, September 21, 2017 visit by H.E. Tarō Kōno, Foreign Minster of Japan, to Columbia University has drawn international media coverage. The sold-out event--the Foreign Minister's only public address during his visit to the United States--was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, the Center on … [Read more...]
May 8 Event: “Pacific Overtures: A Panel Discussion About the Celebrated Musical:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the May 8, 2017 event "Pacific Overtures: A Panel Discussion About the Celebrated Musical and its 2017 Off-Broadway Revival." The event featured George Takei, actor and activist; John Weidman, librettist of "Pacific Overtures;" Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University; and David Hajdu, Professor of … [Read more...]
April 26 Event: “Dictators and Their Secret Police:” Photos
Photographs are now available from the April 26, 2017 lecture "Dictators and Their Secret Police in South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines," which featured speaker Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri and author of the Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Dictators and Their Secret Police (Cambridge … [Read more...]
March 6 Event: “What’s Next? U.S.-Southeast Asia Relations Under the Trump Administration:” Photos
Photographs are now available from the March 6, 2017 lecture "“What’s Next? U.S.-Southeast Asia Relations Under the Trump Administration” which featured His Excellency Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States. The standing-room only event was co-sponsored by SEASI and APAC. … [Read more...]
