The Asia Matters for America Governors’ Staff Program (AMAGSP) is a professional development program for Governors’ offices across the United States. Each state is encouraged to nominate one staff member from their governor’s office to represent their state. Selected staff will learn about America’s economic, diplomatic, education, and people-to-people connections across the Indo-Pacific region and how to better bring these connections to their state. This program will deepen opportunities for offices to understand how the Indo-Pacific impacts their communities on a local, state, and national level while being challenged to employ their knowledge to improve and expand their state’s regional engagement.

This East-West Center fully funded program includes*:

• 10-day travel to South Korea, Japan, and Hawai’i to meet with business leaders, government officials, and experts
• An online briefing toolkit with resources and interactive professional development exercises
• Virtual briefings and networking opportunities with Korean and Japanese counterparts and U.S. officials and experts to prepare for meetings in the region

Outcomes of this program:

• New network and connections in the United States as well as Japan and South Korea
• Authoring or co-authoring a publication on the Asia Matters for America Website or in the Asia Pacific Bulletin
• Contributions to a state report highlighting your state’s connections with the Indo-Pacific

Who is eligible?

• Must be employed in governor offices in the United States
• Must be interested in learning about the United States’ connections with the Indo-Pacific (no prior experience or travel required)
• Must be able to attend approximately 5 virtual meetings
• Must be able to travel to Asia and the Pacific in Fall 2023 for approximately 10 days.

Schedule*:

• Program begins August 28, 2023
• October 11–21, 2023: Travel to South Korea, Japan, and Hawai’i

*Subject to Change

Nominate a representative to apply by: Sunday August 27, 2023 11:59pm EST/5:59pm HST