Dr. Charles E. Morrison

President

East-West Center
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601

PHONE: 808.944.7103
FAX: 808.944.7106
EMAIL: matsunap@EastWestCenter.org

Charles Morrison has been president of the East-West Center since
August 1, 1998. He has had extensive involvement in the conceptualization,
organization and funding of policy-oriented educational research and dialogue projects in both Japan and the United States, and has long been involved in promoting the concept of Asia Pacific community.

In September 2005, he was elected international chair of the Pacific
Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). Dr. Morrison is a founding
member of the U.S. Asia Pacific Council, the U.S. National Committee
for Pacific Economic Cooperation and a member of the U.S. Committee
for Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific. He is a past chair of the
U.S. National Consortium of APEC Study Centers. A former director
of the Center’s Program on International Economics and Politics,
he is a former U.S. Senate aide and a research adviser to bi-national
Japan-U.S. commissions.

Dr. Morrison holds a Ph.D. in international relations from Johns Hopkins
School of Advanced International Studies. His research interests include
the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum; Asia Pacific international
relations, economic issues and security issues; and U.S.-Asia policy
and trade policy.