Asia Society 在华盛顿历史建筑购置永久总部
Asia Society announces new permanent home in historic Washington building
Asia Society 宣布以 US$17.5 million 购入华盛顿历史建筑 James G. Blaine Mansion，作为其永久驻地。建筑面积为 15,000 square feet，将设有办公室、会议设施和会面空间，并供其 Policy Institute 和 China Centre 使用。
The Asia Society announced on Thursday that it had marked out territory on the Washington policy landscape with the purchase of a US$17.5 million building that will give it a permanent spot alongside other US capital think tanks dating back more than a century, striving for influence.
The 70-year-old institution, founded by the grandson of oil mogul John D. Rockefeller, has focused more on public policy in recent years, in addition to its traditional focus on arts, culture and education, under former Australian prime minister and Asia Society President Kevin Rudd.
“The Blaine Mansion is the ideal Washington location for our Policy Institute and its China Centre,” Rudd said in a statement.
Thursday’s announcement came a day after it closed on the historic 15,000-square-foot James G. Blaine Mansion, which will house offices, state-of-the-art conference facilities and meeting spaces.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com