The Asia Society

The Asia Society
Asia Society

Die The Asia Society ist eine große globale Nichtregierungsorganisation, deren Ziel die Verbesserung der Beziehungen zwischen den asiatischen Staaten und den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ist. John D. Rockefeller III gründete die Organisation 1956. Im New Yorker Hauptquartier wird die Rockefeller Collection of Asian Art ausgestellt.

Die Arbeit der Gesellschaft versucht die Beziehungen der beiden Regionen mit Aktionen in den Bereichen der Politik, Kultur, Bildung und Wirtschaft zu verbessern. Dafür unterhält sie Büros in New York City, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D. C., Hong Kong, Manila, Melbourne, Shanghai, Mumbai und in Seoul.

Ein Ziel ist, dass die Themen der Internationale Beziehungen Teil des Unterrichts für alle Schüler weltweit wird. Dabei wird die Gesellschaft von der Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation unterstützt.

Die Asia Society bekommt Spenden und Unterstützung von vielen verschiedenen Unternehmen und Organisationen, wie z. B. American International Group, Citigroup, Coca-Cola, Getty Foundation, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Sony, ExxonMobil, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, McKinsey oder Time Warner. Das Gesellschaftsvermögen lag 2007 bei etwa 190 Mil. US-$.[1]

Quellen

  1. ↑ http://www.asiasociety.org/about/annualreports/ASAR_06_07.pdf

Weblinks


Wikimedia Foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • Asia Society — The Asia Society is the leading global and pan Asian organization whose mission is to strengthen relationships and promote understanding among the people, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States. It was founded in 1956 by John D.… …   Wikipedia

  • The Salesian Society —     The Salesian Society     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Salesian Society     The Salesian Society, founded by Saint John Bosco, takes its distinctive name from its patron, Saint Francis de Sales. The object for which it was founded may be best …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Asia Society — 40° 46′ 12″ N 73° 57′ 51″ W / 40.77, 73.9643 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Asia Society Museum — ▪ museum, New York City, New York, United States       American museum in New York (New York City), N.Y., established in 1978 with a gift from the philanthropist John D. Rockefeller III (Rockefeller, John D., III), founder of the Asia Society… …   Universalium

  • The Asia Foundation — is a non profit, non governmental organization professing a commitment to development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia Pacific region. It has contributed tens of millions of dollars to Asian organizations for use in programs in Asia …   Wikipedia

  • The Asia Institute — at SolBridge International School of Business is a center for research on policy and business in Asia with a focus on environmental issues, technological change and its implications for human society and international relations. The Asia… …   Wikipedia

  • The Sarai Programme at CSDS — Sarai is a programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi. CSDS is an independent social science and humanities research centre, with traditions of dissent and a commitment to public intellectual commitment going back …   Wikipedia

  • The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Asia Minor — • The peninsular mass that the Asiatic continent projects westward of an imaginary line running from the Gulf of Alexandretta (Issus) on the Mediterranean to the vicinity of Trebizond (Trapezus) on the Black Sea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Society of the Mongol Empire — The expansion of the Mongol Empire over time. Main article: Mongol Empire Contents 1 Food in the Mongol Empire …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”