Southeast Asia Forum

The Southeast Asia Forum includes the following discussion groups and commentary series, coordinated with partner organizations:

• Ambassador’s Corner: Commentaries on studying Southeast Asia written by ASEAN countries’ ambassadors in the U.S. and U.S. ambassadors to ASEAN member states and ASEAN headquarters.
• Philippines Roundtable: The premier forum in the U.S. for discussion of Philippine affairs and U.S.-Philippine relations; conducted in partnership with the U.S.-Philippine Society.
• Burma Study Group: Informal group of students, faculty and think tank researchers specializing in Burma/Myanmar affairs and relations with the U.S.
• Frederick Z. Brown Indochina Roundtable: Informal group of students, faculty and think tank researchers specializing in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia; named after retired U.S. diplomat, SAIS faculty member, and noted commentator on Indochina affairs and U.S. relations with Indochina countries.
• Indonesia Discussion Group: Informal group of students, faculty and think tank researchers specializing on Indonesia affairs and U.S.-Indonesia relations; conducted in partnership with the U.S.-Indonesia Society.

Southeast Asia Studies

Ambassadors Corner

Phillipines Roundtable

Project Partners & Activities

Partner Organizations

• US – ASEAN Business Council Institute, Inc.
• US – Indonesia Society (USINDO)
• US – Philippines Society
• Johns Hopkins-SAIS Southeast Asia League of Students (SEALS)

Discussion Groups and Commentary Series

• Ambassador’s Corner: Commentaries on studying Southeast Asia written by ASEAN countries’ ambassadors in the U.S. and U.S. ambassadors to ASEAN member states and ASEAN headquarters.
• Philippines Roundtable: The premier forum in the U.S. for discussion of Philippine affairs and U.S.-Philippine relations; conducted in partnership with the U.S.-Philippine Society.
• Burma Study Group: Informal group of students, faculty and think tank researchers specializing in Burma/Myanmar affairs and relations with the U.S.
• Frederick Z. Brown Indochina Roundtable: Informal group of students, faculty and think tank researchers specializing in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia; named after retired U.S. diplomat, SAIS faculty member, and noted commentator on Indochina affairs and U.S. relations with Indochina countries.
• Indonesia Discussion Group: Informal group of students, faculty and think tank researchers specializing on Indonesia affairs and U.S.-Indonesia relations; conducted in partnership with the U.S.-Indonesia Society.

Advisory Council

• Alice Ba, Professor, Department of Political Science & International Relations, University of Delaware
• Robert O. Blake, Jr., McLarty Associates, Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia
• Piper Campbell, Director of the ASEAN Studies Initiative and Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University; former Head of U.S. Mission to ASEAN and U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia
• Joseph R. Donovan, Jr., Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia
• Cinnamon Dornsife, Senior Advisor to the Dean and Director, Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins – SAIS; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank
• Elizabeth Dugan, Vice President, US-ASEAN Business Council, Inc.; and President, US-ASEAN Business Council Institute, Inc.
• Alexander Feldman, President, Boeing Southeast Asia
• Christina Fink, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University
• Hank Hendrickson, Executive Director, US-Philippines Society
• Henry Howard, Founding Member of the Board of Directors, US-Philippines Society and President, US Education Finance Corp.
• Karl D. Jackson, Starr Distinguished Professor of Southeast Asia Studies, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
• Satu Limaye, Vice President, East-West Center and Director, EWC in Washington
• Scot Marciel, Senior Advisor, BowerGroupAsia and Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University; former U.S. Ambassador to Burma/Myanmar, Indonesia and ASEAN
• David Merrill, President, US-Indonesia Society
• Meredith Miller, Principal, Albright-Stonebridge Group
• Erin Murphy, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Economics Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Vikram Nehru, Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence, Johns Hopkins – SAIS
• JJ Ong, Vice President, Federal Government Relations & International Affairs, Freeport McMoRan Inc.
• Ted Osius, President and CEO, US-ASEAN Business Council, Inc.; former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
• Janet Steele, Professor of Media and Public Affairs and International Affairs, Director, Institute for Public Diplomacy & Global Communication, George Washington University
• Meredith Weiss, Professor, Chair of Political Science, Director of Semester in Washington, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany