The Asia Foundation Appoints Gavin Tritt as Country Representative in Cambodia

SAN FRANCISCO & PHNOM PENH, Cambodia--(Business Wire)--
Today, The Asia Foundation announced the appointment of Gavin Tritt as Country
Representative in Cambodia. He succeeds Roderick Brazier, who served as the
Foundation`s Country Representative from 2006 to May 2009.

An expert on governance, counter-corruption, and education in Asia, Mr. Tritt
joined the Foundation in 1993 as a program officer for economics in the
Foundation`s Center for Asian and Pacific Affairs.

From 1999-2002, he was the Foundation`s Deputy Country Representative in the
Philippines, where he developed and managed programs, including in economic and
counter-corruption reform. Mr. Tritt also managed the Pacific Economic Outlook
project. For the following six years, as director of the Foundation's Books for
Asia program, Tritt oversaw the dramatic expansion of the program, which now
donates one million books a year throughout Asia. During his tenure, the number
of book donations tripled and the program expanded to provide books and
educational materials to Afghanistan, India, and Bhutan. Tritt then moved from
the Books program to serve as director of the Foundation's Governance programs.
In this capacity, he led the design and implementation of programs on
counter-corruption and local governance, as well as the Foundation`s strategic
planning and evaluation efforts.

Tritt holds a B.A. in East Asian studies from Yale University and a M.A. in
International Affairs from Columbia University.

ABOUT THE ASIA FOUNDATION

The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to
the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region.
The Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve governance, law, and
civil society; women's empowerment; economic reform and development; and
international relations. Drawing on more than 50 years of experience in Asia,
the Foundation collaborates with private and public partners to support
leadership and institutional development, exchanges, and policy research.

With offices throughout Asia, an office in Washington, D.C., and its
headquarters in San Francisco, the Foundation addresses these issues on both a
country and regional level. In 2008, the Foundation provided more than $87
million in program support and distributed over one million books and
educational materials valued at $41 million throughout Asia.

The Asia Foundation
Amy Ovalle, 415-743-3340
aovalle@asiafound.org

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