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A flying visit to Perth by the world’s most powerful woman, Hilary Clinton, included an evening at UWA.

The US Secretary of State, in WA to talk about defence, took part in the launch of the Perth USAsia Centr e , a new UWAbased institution aimed at strengthening ties between the US, Australia and the Asian region.

Along with Federal Tertiary Education Minister Senator Chris Evans and State Premier Colin Barnett, Secretary Clinton unveiled a plaque commemorating the launch of the Perth USAsia Centre at UWA.

The Perth USAsia Centre will be a leading policy think tank on the Australia-Asia-US strategic and economic relationship, a teaching and research centre, and a conduit for a deeper Australian understanding of US business, culture, history, politics and foreign policy.

Chief Executive Officer of the US Studies Centre Professor Bates Gill said having Secretary Clinton launch the Perth USAsia Centre demonstrated the high level of importance the US administration placed on the future of the region and Australia’s role in it.

“The US Studies Centre is very pleased to launch this new initiative with UWA, and we look forward to working with Australian and American colleagues to deepen understanding of the United States in such areas as resource policy, energy and the environment, politics, foreign policy and security,” he said.

“The Perth USAsia Centre is a significant investment in intellectual capital which stands to benefit all stakeholders well into the 21st Century.”

Published in UWA News , 26 November 2012