New Diplomat-In-Residence With South Asian Experience Joins EWC

HONOLULU (September 17) – Mary Townswick has taken up her new duties as visiting fellow and diplomat-in-residence at the East-West Center (EWC). Townswick, a 20-year veteran of the U.S Foreign Service, will serve in her new post until July 31, 2008. Townswick replaces Michael Yoder, also a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, as the EWC's diplomat-in-residence.

Townswick brings to the EWC extensive experience and knowledge from working in South Asia.  Her previous posting was as head of the Economic Section at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.  Prior to that, she served as the deputy political counselor in Kabul, as vice consul in Karachi, as well as several years in New Delhi working on infrastructure issues. Since joining the State Department in 1986, she has also served in the Central African Republic, Berlin, and at the U.S. Mission to the U.N. in Geneva, primarily in economic and trade-related assignments.

The East-West Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States.

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Mary Townswick can be reached at (808) 944-7247 or via email at TownswiM@EastWestCenter.org


For more information, contact:
Karen Knudsen, Director
Office of External Affairs
Phone: (808) 944-7195
Email: knudsenk@EastWestCenter.org

Digital photograph available on request.