Description
Tariffs imposed by the administration in Washington have dominated the news in the nations of East and Southeast Asia in the past year. After decades of stressing the importance of Asia to the US, our policies are increasingly seen as isolationist and protectionist in the region. Williams Itoh focuses on current security issues, political changes, economic trends in Asia, as well as the United States response to these developments. This session is presented in cooperation with the World Affairs Council of Albuquerque; Will Itoh is the current president.
Ambassador William Itoh is President of the World Affairs Council of Albuquerque. A retired foreign service officer, Itoh served as executive secretary of the National Security Council at the White House and as Ambassador to Thailand. He holds BA and MA degrees from UNM, was a logistics officer in the US Air Force, and an assistant professor of history at California State University Humboldt before entering the Foreign Service.