East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison was elected to a second term as chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council.

The organization's Standing Committee approved Morrison unanimously at meeting in Bangkok July 26.

Morrison is the first chair to have served a three-year term and the first American to chair PECC since 1993.

PECC also named Jusuf Wanandi of Indonesia as the Asia co-chair, beginning in 2009. Wanandi has served on the EWC's Board of Governors and has chaired its International Advisory Panel.

As chair of PECC, Morrison guides the network of 26 member committees representing most of the economies of the Asia Pacific region. Each member committee comprises leaders from the academic, business and governmental sectors.