Gaston Sigur Memorial Lectures

The Sigur Center for Asian Studies holds an annual memorial lecture to honor the legacy of the Center’s namesake — Gaston J. Sigur. The Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture has featured many distinguished and high-level experts from various backgrounds and professions related to Asia.

[04/15/2025] Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture: India’s Foreign Policy and the China Factor

Tuesday, April 15, 2024 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm City View Room Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW Washington, D.C. 20052 The weight of the China factor in India’s foreign...

[Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture] The Future of American Policy Towards Southeast Asia

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm City View Room Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW Washington, D.C. 20052 The lecture will analyze broad trends in the US approach...

5/4/23 | Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture: North Korea, Japan and Biopolitics of Repatriation

Thursday, May 4, 2023 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET Lindner Commons, 602 Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW Washington, D.C. 20052 On December 14, 1959, amidst much fanfare and...

4/4/2022 | The 25th Annual Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture with Prasenjit Duara

Worldviews and Planetary Politics: Gardens, Jungles and Oceans Monday, April 4, 2022 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT Lindner Family Commons 1957 E ST NW Room 602 NOTE: All non-GW affiliated attendees...

05/05/2016: The 21st Annual Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture: China’s Rise and the Challenge to East Asian Security with Professor Thomas J. Christensen

Thursday, May 5, 2016 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EDT Harry Harding Auditorium – Room 213 Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20052 About the Event Concerns...

05/22/2017: The 22nd Annual Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture: Lessons from Korea: Korea’s Democracy After 30 Years with Ambassador Kathleen Stephens

Monday, May 22, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM City View Room, 7th Floor Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20052 Kathleen Stephens is a former U.S. ambassador to...

4/25/19: The 24th Annual Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture | Water and the Making of Modern India

Thursday, April 25, 20195:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT State Room, 7th floorElliott School of International Affairs1957 E Street, NW, Washington, District Of Columbia 20052 About the Event: This event...

05/02/18: 23rd Annual Gaston Sigur Memorial Lecture: Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 years of China-Korea Relations–A Discussion with Dr. Odd Arne Westad

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM State Room, 7th Floor The Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E St., NW Washington, DC 20052 Co-Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian...