AMPLIFY SPOTLIGHT: LILA GREEN
Read the local-to-global pitch from Amplify fellow Lila Green who wants to see a day when the norm of defensive posture globally is security through peace.
AMPLIFY SPOTLIGHT: KYLA DENWOOD
Read the local-to-global pitch from Amplify fellow Kyla Denwood, recent graduate from Tulane University where she earned dual degrees in Economics (B.S.) and International Development (B.A.).
AMPLIFY 2022: Dr. TADIOS BELAY
Read the local-to-global pitch from Amplify fellow Dr. Tadios Belay, the founding President of the US Africa Institute.
GET TO KNOW JASMINE REGALA, The new ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS at THE PACIFIC COUNCIL
Learn more about Pacific Council Associate Director of Programs Jasmine Regala who serves as the lead administrator of programs and helps develop projects from the ideation phase to scalable programs with tangible community impact.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Sarah Sieloff
Members are at the heart of what we do which is why we want to amplify their work and profile. Every month we are spotlighting one of our members. This month we are spotlighting Sarah Sieloff
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Jarod Taylor
Members are at the heart of what we do which is why we want to amplify their work and profile. Every month we are spotlighting one of our members. This month we are spotlighting Jarod Taylor.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Katy Blake Burch-Hudson
Members are at the heart of what we do which is why we want to amplify their work and profile. Every month we are spotlighting one of our members. This month we are spotlighting Katy Blake Burch-Hudson.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Aaron J. Brooks
Members are at the heart of what we do which is why we want to amplify their work and profile. Every month we are spotlighting one of our members. This month we are spotlighting Aaron J. Boorks.
Los Angeles & The United Arab Emirates: Using City Diplomacy to Curb Climate Change
The numerous climate and sustainability crises of 2021 exemplify a clear local-to-global link that calls for strong relationships between major cities and leaders across diverse sectors of business, technology, academia, politics, culture, and communications writes inaugural Global Cities Fellow Kelsey Suemnicht
Eid on the Hill
In Los Angeles, the Muslim community is accustomed to praying among thousands of others during Eid ul Udha (Feast of Sacrifice). Instead, many celebrated this year at home. Yet whether we are among thousands here, millions in Mecca, or a few at home, the essence of the Hajj remains—human equality, writes Salam Al-Marayati
CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON FOREIGN REPORTING WITH USC
For a third year, we teamed up with Philip Seib, a long-time Pacific Council member and renowned faculty member at Annenberg, for a graduate-level class on foreign reporting, writes Justin Chapman.
First 100 Days U.S.-Mexico Policy Assessment
Now that President Biden’s first 100 days in office have come to a close, we assess his early progress in the U.S.-Mexico relationship in the areas of our key recommendations from our First 100 Days Memo on U.S.-Mexico Policy.
GOALMAKERS 2020 report: ACCELERATING PROGRESS TOWARD THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
In 2020, the Pacific Council worked with GlobalWA and partners across seven U.S. cities on Goalmakers 2020, a collaboration to find new strategies to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Council represented LA and focused on SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and 16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions). Read the Goalmakers 2020 report.
GET TO KNOW CARMILLE LIM, VICE PRESIDENT AT THE PACIFIC COUNCIL
Learn more about Pacific Council Vice President Carmille Lim who guides our external affairs and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across everything we do.
Global Trade Talks: Trade on the West Coast with Dr. Jerrold Green of the Pacific Council
Dr. Jerrold D. Green, president and CEO of the Pacific Council on International Policy, spoke about the Biden administration, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the West Coast perspective on international trade on the Global Trade Talks podcast.
REMEMBERING SAVILLA PITT
Pacific Council staff remember beloved Council member and former staff member Savilla Pitt, who recently passed away.
DAILY JOURNAL: COUNCIL CO-CHAIR IS A LEADER IN BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LITIGATION
Pacific Council Board Co-Chair Richard Goetz spoke with the Daily Journal about his career trajectory, his work observing military commission hearings in Guantánamo Bay, and why he heeds his mentors’ advice to “get out of your comfort zone” and encourages his own mentees to be ready when luck strikes.
FORMER COUNCIL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR THOMAS ZIMMERMAN JOINS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
President-elect Joe Biden has appointed former Pacific Council Director of Programs Thomas Zimmerman as a Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: THE MOST READ PIECES OF 2020
Of the more than 200 articles we published in our online Newsroom and Magazine in 2020, here are the 15 that people read the most. Reread your favorite pieces or read them for the first time.
IT BLEEDS, THEN IT LEADS
The exhibit “Dissolving Order,” by Azeri artist Faig Ahmed, shows us that it takes a little bit of chaos to inject some retrospection for the creation of genius works, writes Kimiya Shokoohi.