The latest issue of the USAPC's Washington Report features commentary by Prof. Karl D. Jackson of Johns Hopkins University. He examines the implications of political developments in Southeast Asia on the Obama Administration's efforts to generate closer relations with the region. (see report..)

The Washington Report is a bimonthly newsletter that provides an "inside-the-Beltway" perspective on developments in U.S.-Asia Pacific relations. The centerpiece of the report is an interview with a leading authority on an economic, political, and/or strategic issues of importance to transpacific relations. 

The United States Asia Pacific Council comprises American corporations and citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the U.S. relationship with Asian and Pacific nations. The Council is a vehicle through which the knowledge and experience of its members inform and enhance US engagement with the region.

Council members are active in many areas of public and private service including businesses, government, education, research and journalism. They participate in the Council as private citizens who advise, promote, and facilitate the work of official and private international institutions in the Asia-Pacific. Among these institutions is the PECC, whose US representation has been consolidated under the auspices of the Council.