Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir with Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani
Tue, Oct 08, 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM (EDT)
To be shared on approval
60 attendees
Discussion 6:00PM-7:30PM
Book signing 7:30PM-8:00PM
Join us for a special conversation with Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani on the occasion of his latest book, "Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir." Ambassador Mahbubani has distinguished himself in two distinct careers, in diplomacy (1971-2004) and in academia (2004 to 2019). He served in the Singaporean Foreign Service for 33 years with postings in Cambodia, Malaysia, and the U.S., and served twice as Singapore’s Ambassador to the UN, during which he was President of the UN Security Council in January 2001 and May 2002. He also served as Permanent Secretary at the Foreign Ministry from 1993-1998. In academia, he was the founding Director of the Civil Service College, and in 2004 he was appointed as the Founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, where he was also a Professor in the Practice of Public Policy. He is a prolific author, having published nine books: Can Asians Think? (2001), Beyond the Age of Innocence (2005), The New Asian Hemisphere (2008), The Great Convergence (2013), Can Singapore Survive? (2015), The ASEAN Miracle (2017 with Jeffrey Sng), Has the West Lost It? (2018), Has China Won? (2020), and The Asian 21st Century (2022), which has been downloaded almost 3.6 million times in 160 countries. Among his awards and accolades, he is the recipient of the Public Administration Medal (Gold) from the Singaporean government for his diplomatic service, was elected as an honorary international member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he received the Foreign Policy Association Medal with the following opening words in the citation: “A gifted diplomat, a student of history and philosophy, a provocative writer and an intuitive thinker”.
Asia Society President and CEO Dr. Kyung-wha Kang will sit with him to discuss his memoir, which traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a colony into an Asian powerhouse alongside his own life, going from a poor childhood to an illustrious diplomatic and academic career. He will reflect on his experience, having both bore witness to and participated in global events and trends during his career — and his gratitude for the opportunity to do so.
Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir with Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani
Tue, Oct 08, 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM (EDT)
To be shared on approval
60 attendees
Book signing 7:30PM-8:00PM
Join us for a special conversation with Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani on the occasion of his latest book, "Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir." Ambassador Mahbubani has distinguished himself in two distinct careers, in diplomacy (1971-2004) and in academia (2004 to 2019). He served in the Singaporean Foreign Service for 33 years with postings in Cambodia, Malaysia, and the U.S., and served twice as Singapore’s Ambassador to the UN, during which he was President of the UN Security Council in January 2001 and May 2002. He also served as Permanent Secretary at the Foreign Ministry from 1993-1998. In academia, he was the founding Director of the Civil Service College, and in 2004 he was appointed as the Founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, where he was also a Professor in the Practice of Public Policy. He is a prolific author, having published nine books: Can Asians Think? (2001), Beyond the Age of Innocence (2005), The New Asian Hemisphere (2008), The Great Convergence (2013), Can Singapore Survive? (2015), The ASEAN Miracle (2017 with Jeffrey Sng), Has the West Lost It? (2018), Has China Won? (2020), and The Asian 21st Century (2022), which has been downloaded almost 3.6 million times in 160 countries. Among his awards and accolades, he is the recipient of the Public Administration Medal (Gold) from the Singaporean government for his diplomatic service, was elected as an honorary international member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he received the Foreign Policy Association Medal with the following opening words in the citation: “A gifted diplomat, a student of history and philosophy, a provocative writer and an intuitive thinker”.
Asia Society President and CEO Dr. Kyung-wha Kang will sit with him to discuss his memoir, which traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a colony into an Asian powerhouse alongside his own life, going from a poor childhood to an illustrious diplomatic and academic career. He will reflect on his experience, having both bore witness to and participated in global events and trends during his career — and his gratitude for the opportunity to do so.