John. D. Rockefeller 3rd founded Asia Society in 1956 with the idea of educating Americans about Asia. At that time he was thought to be a visionary. Fifty years later, the Society fulfills its mandate by providing high quality, impactful, multidisciplinary programs designed to generate new ideas and foster creative thinking across the fields of policy, culture, social issues, business, and the arts.

At this festive dinner to launch our anniversary year celebration, we honored the Rockefeller family, in particular David Rockefeller and Senator John D. (“Jay”) Rockefeller IV, the brother and son, respectively, of our founder. Special musical entertainment throughout the evening and distinguished guests of honor marked this event as a celebration apart from traditional annual dinners.

We invite you to join us as we celebrate the richness and vitality of the Rockefeller legacy and move forward to face the challenges of the new “Asian Century.” More on the 50th Anniversary...

HONOREES

David Rockefeller
The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV

DINNER LEADERSHIP

Honorary Chairmen
The Honorable Hushang Ansary
The Honorable Roy M. Huffington
The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
The Honorable John C. Whitehead

Gala Underwriters
American International Group/Martin J. Sullivan
Gina and David Chu

Gala Chairmen
Debra and Leon Black
Citigroup/Stephen H. Long
Lisina and Frank Hoch
Cynthia and Leon Polsky
Janet and Arthur Ross
David M. Rubenstein
Edwin Soeryadjaya
John L. Thornton
Susy and Jack Wadsworth
Warburg Pincus/Charles R. Kaye and David A. Coulter

Co-Chairmen
Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and Carl Spielvogel

Vice Chairmen
American Express Company
Ronnie C. Chan
The Coca-Cola Company/Neville Isdell
Catherine G. Curran
Goldman, Sachs & Co./Henry Cornell
Polly and John Guth
Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin
Leo Koguan
Susan E. Lynch
Ruth and Harold J. Newman
PepsiCo, Inc./Indra Nooyi
Sino Group
Sony Corporation of America
Washington SyCip
Laurence F. Whittemore

Benefactors
Chinhui Juhn and Edward R. Allen III
The American Himalayan Foundation
Bear, Stearns & Co.Inc./Donald W. Tang
Bloomberg
Clearwater Capital Partners
Grega and Leo A. Daly
Eni S.p.A.
Estelle Bender and Richard Fishbein
Gale International
General Atlantic LLC
Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke
HSBC USA, N.A.
Lavipharm Laboratories, Inc.
Lehman Brothers Inc.
The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation
Yoko Makino
The Mark and Anla Cheng Kingdon Foundation
Tara and Victor Menezes
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
Ronald J. Oehl
Perseus LLC
Peter G. Peterson
Friends of Asia Society Philippines
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Mrs. Edmond J. Safra
Kathy abd Harvey Sloane
Sotheby's
XL Capital Ltd

Patrons
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Aron
Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
Brian and Lavinia Snyder Foundation
Emily Chen and Christopher J. Carrera
Laura and Richard Chasin
Amita and Purnendu Chatterjee
Clay Finlay, Inc./Acadian
Conde Nast Publications
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Bal G. Das
FedEx Express
IBM
The Japanese Chaimber of Commerce
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
KPMG
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Clare Tweedy McMorris and Howard McMorris III
Pfizer Inc.
Rockefeller & Co., Inc.
Sesame Workshop
Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Sidley Austin LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
The Wall Street Journal

ANNIVERSARY DINNER STEERING COMMITTEE

Co-Chairs
Gina Chu
Lisina Hoch
Charles Rockefeller

Payal and Rajiv Chaudhri
Emily Chen Carrera
Bal Das
Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel
T. Richard Fishbein
Vana Lavidas
Yoko Makino
Tara Menezes
Sheila Nemazee
Harold J. Newman
Kathleen Sloane
Washington SyCip
Karen Talwar
Marie-Hélène Weill
Laurence F. Whittemore