Dr. Anwar Ibrahim is
currently Distinguished Visiting Professor, Center for Muslim Christian
Understanding, Georgetown University, and Visiting
Fellow, St. Anthony’s College, Oxford University. Previously he was
Distinguished Visiting Fellow at SAIS. He began his notable political career
in 1982 when he was elected to Malaysia’s parliament, and subsequently
held the positions of Minister of Youth, Minister of Education, Minister
of Finance, and Deputy Prime Minister. He also founded the Malaysian Youth
Movement of Malaysia in 1971 and was its president for 10 years. In 1998
Newsweek International named him Asian of the Year, one of many awards he
has received. He was imprisoned in 1998 and regained his freedom in September
2004 after acquittal by the Malaysian Federal Court. Dr. Anwar was educated
at Malay College Kuala Kangsar and the University of Malaya. He has published
two books: Menangani Perubahan (Managing Change, 2002) and The
Asian Renaissance (1997). He also has written articles for numerous publications, including
Time Magazine and the Asian Wall Street Journal.
Dr. Karl Jackson is the Director of the Asian Studies Program
of the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
He is also C.V. Starr Distinguished Professor of Southeast Asian Studies
and Director of the Southeast Asia Studies Program at SAIS. Previously he
taught at the University of California, Berkeley for 19 years. Dr. Jackson
served as the Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs
from 1991-1993. He has also been Special Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs and Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security
Council. In addition, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for East Asia from 1986-1989. Dr. Jackson received his Ph.D. from MIT. He
has authored and edited numerous books and articles, including Traditional
Authority, Islam and Rebellion: A Study of Indonesian Political Behavior (1980) and edited Asian
Contagion: The Causes and Consequences of a Financial Crisis (1999).
Ambassador John Malott is
Managing Director (Asia-Pacific) at ManattJones Global Strategies. Previously
he served for 31 years in the U.S.
Foreign Service, where he held such senior positions as Ambassador
to Malaysia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian
Affairs, and Consul General in Osaka, Japan. He also served as director
of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Japanese Affairs and
as American Consul in Bombay, India and Kobe, Japan. Ambassador Malott
received a B.A. from Northwestern University and also attended the
National War College. He has published many articles, including “Looking
at China through a Foggy Crystal Ball,” Orange County Register (2001),
and “Asia Needs Some Self-Honesty,” Far
Eastern Economic Review (1999).
The inaugural East Asia Summit will be held in Kuala Lumpur on December 14,
2005.
Will the Summit be an important step towards the birth of a "New
Asia" or lead to the creation of an East Asian Community?
Dr. Anwar will present his views on the increasing regional integration
and future of East Asia.
This event is supported in part by a grant from The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan.
