diplomacy

In Houston on Dec. 17, Indonesian Ambassador Dr. Dino Patti Djalal addressed the primacy of dimplomacy and soft power in his nation's foreign and domestic policy. (ASTC)

The Power of Diplomacy: An Indonesian Perspective

Indonesia's Ambassador to the US addressed the evolution of his nation's partnership with the US and Indonesia's role as an emerging regional power. more

Slideshow: Asia 2010 - The Year in Pictures

In pictures: a look back at some of the events that defined 2010. more
Former Asia Society Chairman Richard C. Holbrooke, one of America's most distinguished diplomats, died in Washington DC on December 13, 2010. He was 69.

Richard C. Holbrooke: Tributes from Around the World

The world and Asia Society mourns the death of Ambassador Holbrooke, who brokered the end of the Bosnian war in 1995. more
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Aug. 9, 2010. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Asia Society Mourns the Loss of Richard Holbrooke

Asia Society is mourning the loss of its former Chairman and one of America's most distinguished diplomats, Richard Holbrooke, who died in Washington DC at age 69. more
Richard Mann, New Zealand’s ambassador to Korea, in Seoul on Nov. 23, 2010. (Asia Society Korea Center)

New Zealand Positions Itself as Important Diplomatic Player

New Zealand's Ambassador tells Seoul audience that his country is more than just a pretty place. more
View of the WikiLeaks homepage taken in Washington on Nov. 28, 2010. WikiLeaks unleashed a flood of US cables detailing shocking diplomatic episodes, from a nuclear standoff with Pakistan to Arab leaders urging a strike on Iran. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

WikiLeaks: Is It Treason?

Asia Society Executive Vice President Jamie Metzl describes the latest dumping of classified documents by WikiLeaks. more
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) with Sid Myer (L), Chairman Asia Society, in Melbourne on November 7, 2010. (William McCallum, Asialink)

Hillary Rodham Clinton: An Australian Conversation

In Melbourne, the US Secretary of State emphasizes "shared values" between America and Australia. more