Asia Society announces new permanent home in Washington D C

The Asia Society has got a permanent home in Washington, D.C. for its Policy Institute and Center for China Analysis at the Blaine Mansion at 2000 Massachusetts Avenue NW. The 15,000 square foot historic building in Dupont Circle—at the intersection of think tank and Embassy rows—will include offices, state-of-the-art conference facilities, convening spaces, and more. The Global President and CEO of the Asia Society, the Dr. Kevin Rudd AC said that “Asia Society’s purchase of the Blaine Mansion was made possible by a lead gift from Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blackstone and Asia Society Global Trustee. Asia Society is deeply grateful to Schwarzman and the many Global Trustees and institutional supporters of the Society whose help made this new home possible.”
The Asia Society was established by John D. Rockefeller 3rd seventy years ago this year, and its Washington, D.C., office has been active since 1970. The Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) was established in 2014 and inaugurated by its founding president, Dr. Kevin Rudd, the 26th Prime Minister of Australia and the country’s recent Ambassador to the United States. The Asia Society Policy Institute is a global think- and do-tank focused on U.S.-Asia relations. In 2022 Dr. Rudd also established ASPI’s Center for China Analysis (CCA), which has now become one of the premier China outfits in the United States.