Next Event June 22
June 8, 2015 By ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com
Stewart Beck: China and its Asia Pacific Neighbours
7:30 pm, Monday June 22nd, 2015
Sandy Hill Community Centre250 Somerset Street East, Ottawa
(Free parking on site, handicapped access, OC Transpo #16)
As China expands its economic and political influence under President Xi Jinping, its Asia Pacific neighbours are watching closely for signals that the economic juggernaut may be slowing down. Stewart Beck will highlight the decline in growth rates in China and discuss what the “New Normal” means domestically and internationally. He will also provide some reflections on the status of Canada-China relations today. (Print poster)
Stewart Beck is President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation and one of Canada’s foremost diplomats. Prior to joining the Asia Pacific Foundation Mr. Beck served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the Republic of India with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Bhutan and to Nepal.
He joined the Department of External Affairs and International Trade in 1982 and served abroad in the United States, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China. In Ottawa, he held a number of positions, including director general of the North Asia Bureau, director general responsible for senior management, and rotational assignments and assistant deputy minister for international business development, investment, and innovation. He was consul general in Shanghai and prior to his posting to India, he was consul general in San Francisco.
*No pre-registration. Entry is free for CCFS members and $5 for non-CCFS members. Memberships are available at the door. Annual membership is $20 for individuals, $30 for a family, $12 for students and $17 for a student family. Membership forms are available at www.ccfso.org. For further information about the Society or this event, please consult our web site or www.facebook.com/ccfs.ottawa, send an email to ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com or phone 613-789-3318.
June 8, 2015 By ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com
Stewart Beck: China and its Asia Pacific Neighbours7:30 pm, Monday June 22nd, 2015
Sandy Hill Community Centre250 Somerset Street East, Ottawa
(Free parking on site, handicapped access, OC Transpo #16)
As China expands its economic and political influence under President Xi Jinping, its Asia Pacific neighbours are watching closely for signals that the economic juggernaut may be slowing down. Stewart Beck will highlight the decline in growth rates in China and discuss what the “New Normal” means domestically and internationally. He will also provide some reflections on the status of Canada-China relations today. (Print poster)
Stewart Beck is President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation and one of Canada’s foremost diplomats. Prior to joining the Asia Pacific Foundation Mr. Beck served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the Republic of India with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Bhutan and to Nepal.
He joined the Department of External Affairs and International Trade in 1982 and served abroad in the United States, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China. In Ottawa, he held a number of positions, including director general of the North Asia Bureau, director general responsible for senior management, and rotational assignments and assistant deputy minister for international business development, investment, and innovation. He was consul general in Shanghai and prior to his posting to India, he was consul general in San Francisco.
*No pre-registration. Entry is free for CCFS members and $5 for non-CCFS members. Memberships are available at the door. Annual membership is $20 for individuals, $30 for a family, $12 for students and $17 for a student family. Membership forms are available at www.ccfso.org. For further information about the Society or this event, please consult our web site or www.facebook.com/ccfs.ottawa, send an email to ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com or phone 613-789-3318.