The Honorable James Roderick Lilley (1928-2009) played an important, enduring, and indispensable role in America's postwar security policies in East Asia; indeed, he is widely regarded as one of the great Asia hands of his era. Lilley's career in government spanned four decades and took him from covert intelligence operations in the Far East to senior policymaking positions in Washington, including at the National Security Council and the Department of Defense. Lilley served as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea during South Korea's delicate but successful transition from authoritarian rule to democracy, and as ambassador to China during the Tiananmen Square massacre. He was also the U.S. representative to Taiwan before his assignments in Seoul and Beijing. Lilley's acute and unvarnished intelligence assessments, sound judgment in times of crisis, and cool counsel became coin of the realm for his colleagues--ultimately including American presidents and foreign heads of state.
We at AEI fondly recall our own association with Ambassador Lilley, who directed AEI's Asian Studies program for many years. On the first anniversary of his death, AEI will convene a tribute to his life. Please join us on this special occasion, at which distinguished policymakers and eminent scholars will offer their reminiscences and reflections upon the man, his contributions to America, and his role in shaping modern U.S.-Asian relations.
Schedule of Events
9:45 a.m. Registration
10:00 Introduction: NICHOLAS EBERSTADT, AEI
10:05 Tribute: KURT M. CAMPBELL, Department of State
10:15 Panel I: The Life of James Lilley
Panelists:
CHUCK DOWNS, U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
JOSEPH R. DETRANI, National Counterproliferation Center
RICHARD P. LAWLESS, New Magellan Ventures
LARRY M. WORTZEL, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
11:00 Panel II: The Times of James Lilley
Panelists:
RICHARD C. BUSH III, Brookings Institution
CHRISTOPHER DEMUTH, AEI
AARON L. FRIEDBERG, Princeton University
JAMES MANN, Author
12:00 p.m. Adjournment
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