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Coordination of the annual Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) program. Each delegation, comprised of Japanese Americans from across the United States, travels to Japan to meet with Japanese leaders in business and government. The JALD program is funded by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. The USJC also works to strengthen the JALD alumni network.
Coordination of the Annual Meeting of the Ambassador and Consuls General of Japan, and Japanese American Leaders. Each year, the Annual Meeting brings together Japanese Americans from across the nation to meet with Japanese government officials and international business representatives. The meeting is supported by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Development of a U.S.-Japan Executive Business Network aimed at building strong ties between Japanese executives working in the United States and Japanese American business executives.
Creation of an Annual Conference exploring both the essential importance and the multifaceted nature of the U.S.-Japan relationship.
The USJC kicked off a quarterly program series partnering with policy organizations focused on U.S.-Japan and Asia relations to sponsor discussions focused on the political, economic and cultural issues affecting the bilateral relationship. Our first program was held at the Brookings Instituion on November 20, 2009 and featured remarks by Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki of Japan and U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye. The luncheon discussion was co-hosted with Brookings' Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS).
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