The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

Corporate Affiliates Program and Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogues

The Mansfield Foundation Corporate Affiliates Program and Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogues

Gateway to Networks that Strengthen U.S.-Asia Business Relations

The Mansfield Foundation’s Corporate Affiliates Program (CAP) is a member-based initiative that promotes and enhances private/public sector dialogue on issues affecting U.S. and Asian multinational corporations – with a special focus on providing access to the networks of policy officials that enable CAP members to build relationships and cut through red tape in their business dealings.

With the emergence of China and India, the revitalization of Japan, and the rising competitiveness of South Korea and other regional economies, Asia is the focal point of interest for competitive U.S. and multinational corporations. Yet many corporations find it difficult to obtain easy access to members of Congress and their staff, embassy attachés, and officials in policy positions in U.S. government departments and agencies.

The non-partisan Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is in a unique position to provide access to these networks – opening doors for CAP members to meet and build relationships with political, economic, academic, NGO and private sector leaders in the United States and Asia. And with the legacy of Mike Mansfield—the legendary Senate Majority Leader and the longest-serving U.S. ambassador to Japan whose name stands for integrity, bipartisanship and a commitment to U.S.-Asia relations—as well as our own regional expertise, we are able to focus attention on Asia-related issues on Capitol Hill.

What does CAP do?
The CAP is a gateway to all of the Mansfield Foundation’s resources in its mission to promote stronger and more sustainable U.S.-Asia relations. In particular, CAP members are able to:

Access the Mansfield Foundation’s broad-based networks of public and private sector leaders in the United States and Asia through networking events and substantive study group travel to the region. We arrange networking opportunities and face-to-face meetings, as well as substantive programs that are tailored to CAP members’ particular interests.
Participate in briefing sessions on Capitol Hill involving leading figures in Asia-related policies and businesses, as well as members of Congress, key staff, and other decision-makers in Washington. Briefings cover an array of timely and important economic, business, trade and security topics—from intellectual property rights protection and new trade and investment opportunities in China, India, Japan and South Korea to regional security “hot spots.”
Support and engage in the Mansfield Foundation’s effort to inform and educate Congress on issues of critical importance to corporations with interests in Asia or in U.S.-Asia relations.
Receive invitations to the Mansfield Foundation’s exchange, dialogue and research activities, as well as in-house publications, analyses, and commentary on U.S.-Asia relations.

Joining CAP

Corporate Affiliates pay an annual, tax deductible membership fee of $10,000, which entitles them to all CAP programs and networking opportunities as well as the Foundation’s regular programs and publications.

We invite you to join our growing list of world-class CAP member corporations, which include Goldman Sachs, Toyota, Boeing, Eli Lilly, Panasonic/Matsushita, Aflac and Mitsubishi.

To join CAP, or for other questions about the program, please contact:

Richard Pearson
Program Associate
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 740
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-347-1994 Fax: 202-347-3941
Email: rpearson -at- mansfieldfdn dot org

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization that promotes understanding and cooperation among the nations and peoples of Asia and the United States. The Foundation honors the late Mike Mansfield and his wife Maureen. Mansfield served as U.S. congressman from Montana, senate majority leader and U.S. ambassador to Japan. Maureen and Mike Mansfield’s values, ideals and vision for U.S.-Asia relations continue through the Foundation’s exchanges, dialogues, research and educational programs, which create networks among U.S. and Asian leaders, explore the underlying issues influencing public policies, and increase awareness about the nations and peoples of Asia. The Foundation also supports the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana. The Foundation has offices in Washington, D.C.; Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China; and Missoula, Montana.

To learn more about the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, please visit our website at www.mansfieldfdn.org.

CAP Membership

Capitol Hill Area Policy Dialogues (CAPS)

2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011

2011

Current Challenges in U.S.-Asia Trade and Investment: Perspectives from American Chambers of Commerce in Asia

Speakers: Mr. Tom Clark, Vice President for Government Affairs and Policy, GE Capitol Asia (Tokyo); Dr. Richard Vuylsteke, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong; Mr. Edmund Sim, Partner, Appleton Luff (Singapore); Mr. Tom Pinansky, Senior Foreign Attorney, Barun Law (Seoul)

Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogue

June 14 , 2011

One Month After the Disaster in Japan: A Business Perspective on the American Response and Its Implications for U.S.-Japan Relations

Speaker: Mr. Charles Lake, Chairman, Aflac Japan

Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogue

April 11 , 2011

The Future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership: What Does Vietnam's Accession Mean for the TPP?

Speaker: Mr. Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogue

March 23, 2011

U.S.-Vietnam Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific

Speaker: Mr. Robert Scher, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia

Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogue
March 16, 2011

U.S. – South Korea Relations and Northeast Asian Security

Speaker: Lieutenant General Jin H Hwang (Ret.), National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogue
January 27, 2011

"2010 Year-End Dialogue: Foreign, Security, and Unification Affairs of the Republic of Korea" by Assemblyman Jin Ha Hwan

2010

Financial Sector Reforms in China: Ensuring Fair Access for U.S. Firms

Speakers: Pieter Bottelier, Senior Adjunct Professor of China Studies, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and John Dearie, Executive Vice President for Policy, the Financial Services Forum