Pacific Day 2013- Part 1
Channel: Center for Strategic & International Studies
Date: 2013-06-18

The CSIS Pacific Partners Initiative and the Ambassadors and Representatives of Pacific Island Countries and Territories in Washington, D.C. cohosted the annual "Pacific Day" on June 17. The event will feature a seminar from 4:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and a reception from 6:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. "Pacific Day" was held at the Embassy of New Zealand. Admission to the event is by invitation only, but the seminar was webcast live on CSIS.org. For more information, email Michael Appleton, Second Secretary (Political) at the Embassy of New Zealand.
Further information, including bios for all speakers, is available in the Pacific Day 2013 Seminar Program on this page.
Agenda:
4:00 p.m.   Introduction
Ernie Bower
Co-Director, Pacific Partners Initiative, CSIS
4:05 p.m.   Keynote address: Pacific Island Policy Challenges 
Hon. Henry Puna
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum
4:25 p.m.   Q&A with Prime Minister Puna
Moderated by Ernie Bower 
4:35 p.m.   The Micronesia Challenge
Hon. Hersey Kyota
Dean of the Pacific Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of Palau
4:50 p.m.   Refreshments break