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Asst. Sec. of State Robert Blake on South Asia Issues
April 27, 9:30am - 10:30amManoa Campus, East-West Center Gallery, John A. Burns Hall
Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake offers a free public seminar on key developments in South Asia.
Topics include progress on India-Pakistan relations and the impact on the war in Afghanistan, as well as the latest political developments in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Assistant Secretary Blake heads the U.S. State Department Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, which deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. diplomatic relations with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Afghanistan, in addition to the other Central Asian nations.
From 2006 until his present appointment as Assistant Secretary in 2009, Mr. Blake served as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Prior to that position he served as Deputy Chief of Mission in New Delhi, India (2003 – 2006) with earlier postings in Tunisia, Algeria, Nigeria, Egypt, and Washington, D.C. He earned a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.A. in international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Ticket Information
Free admission, seating limited
Event Sponsor
East-West Center, Manoa Campus
More Information
944-7111, EWCInfo@EastWestCenter.org, http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/public-seminar-key-developments-south-asia
| Friday, April 27 | |
| 8:00am | Symposium in Honor of Dr. Ian M. Cooke Manoa Campus, Keoni Auditorium, Imin International Conference Center, East-West Center |
| 9:30am | Asst. Sec. of State Robert Blake on South Asia Issues Manoa Campus, East-West Center Gallery, John A. Burns Hall |
| 9:30am | Dunham Technique & Haitian Dance Manoa Campus, Dance PE Studio 2 |
| 10:00am | Geography Final Oral: Food Sovereignty Movements in India Manoa Campus, Saunders 443 |
| 10:00am | Public Presentation Manoa Campus, Kama 207 |
| 11:00am | Animal Sciences Final Oral Manoa Campus, AgSci 219 |
| 12:00pm | Micr 690 Seminar Manoa Campus, Bus Ad C101 |
| 1:30pm | Ocean & Resources Engineering Final Oral Manoa Campus, MSB 114 |
| 1:30pm | Piano-Instrumental Collaboration Concert Manoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium |
| 2:30pm | Women during the Huk Rebellion in the Philippines Manoa Campus, Sakamaki A201 |
| 3:30pm | Botany/Biology (Zoology) Seminar, PhD Defense Manoa Campus, BioMed B-103 |
| 3:30pm | Zoology Final Oral Manoa Campus, BioMed B-103 |
| 5:00pm | STEM Bowl Manoa Campus, POST |
| 6:00pm | 2012 ACM Awards Manoa Campus, Art Auditorium |
| 6:00pm | "In Detail" Lecture Manoa Campus, Architecture Auditorium, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| 7:00pm | Magic Tree House Space Mission Show at Imaginarium Windward Campus, Hokulani Imaginarium |
| 7:30pm | Ocean’s Motion: Manoa Campus, Kennedy Theatre Mainstage |
| 7:30pm | Blue Coral Piano Trio Manoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium |
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