PIRCA is a collaborative effort to assess climate change indicators, impacts, and adaptive capacity of the Hawaiian archipelago, the Marshall Islands, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. PIRCA engages federal, state, and local government agencies, non-government organizations, academia, businesses, and community groups to inform and prioritize their activities in the face of a changing climate.Over 100 scientific experts and practitioners contributed to the last PIRCA report in 2012, producing an integrated regional assessment that contributed to the (US) Third National Climate Assessment. The 2012 PIRCA report examines climate change impacts in Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands with US-affiliations, and also assessed the adaptive capacity of Pacific Island communities. The next PIRCA report will be published in 2020.

Concurrently serving as Director of the PIDP, a distinct regional body based at the East-West Center. PIDP is the only US-based member of the Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP). PIDP is located in Honolulu and was established at the East-West Center 40 years ago by Pacific Heads of Government, led by Sir Ratu Mara (former Prime Minister of Fiji). PIDP works in coordination with other CROP members to contribute to building a stronger, safer, and more prosperous Blue Pacific region.https://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/

Led NZ’s diplomatic relationship with US INDO-PACIFIC Command and spearheaded regional security interests across the 36 nations in the Asia Pacific region.

Led the Asia and Americas portfolios.