ADVISORY/Thai Foreign Minister to Address Economic Crisis in Asia.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Honorable Surin Pitsuwan Surin Pitsuwan (Thai: สุรินทร์ พิศสุวรรณ, born 28 October 1949) is a longtime Thai politician. , foreign minister for the Kingdom of Thailand, will deliver an address "The Good News from Asia -- After the Meltdown" at 6:45 pm on Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998, at Claremont McKenna College's Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum The Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum is a distinguished speaker series and college club at Claremont McKenna College. The Athenaeum (or "Ath" as it is called informally) hosts dinner and lecture events four times each week during the academic year, frequently featuring distinguished , 385 E. Eighth Street in Claremont. Dr. Pitsuwan has played an integral role directing Thai trade and economic policy during the current Asian economic crisis. Furthermore, Dr. Pitsuwan continues to steer Thailand's foreign policy in the wake of ongoing political instability in neighboring countries and China's growing influence over the region. He has served in the Thai parliament since 1986. He is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College A member of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna College is a small, highly selective, private coeducational, liberal arts college enrolling about 1100 students with a curricular emphasis on government, economics, and public policy. (1972) and Harvard University. This event is part of a three-day conference taking place Oct. 28 through Oct. 30 on "Media in the Asia Pacific: Press and Politics in Economic Crisis." The conference is sponsored by Claremont McKenna College, Pomona College's Pacific Basin Institute, and UCLA's Asian Pacific Media Network. For a complete schedule of conference events or to schedule an interview with Dr. Pitsuwan, call conference director Alfred Balitzer at 909/482-0820. Claremont McKenna College is a highly selective, independent liberal arts college Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a, "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge , educating responsible leaders in business and public affairs. CMC (Common Messaging Calls) A programming interface specified by the XAPIA as the standard messaging API for X.400 and other messaging systems. CMC is intended to provide a common API for applications that want to become mail enabled. 1. enrolls 1,000 students and is a member of The Claremont Colleges. |
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