Current Title
Nicaragua and Panama Desk Officer, United States Agency for International Development
Agency During Fellowship
United States Agency for International Development
Home State
New Jersey
Professional Specialty
Policy Analyst
Host Agencies in Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs–Economic Cooperation Bureau, Aid Policy
Div.
Mitsui
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) - Trade & Econ. Coop.
Bureau, Tech Coop Div
Diet Internship
Placement Description
Explored public-private partnerships in international development; gained
an insider’s perspective on the policy-making process involved
in engaging private organizations in international development; learned
about public-private partnership activities from the private sector
perspective; gained an understanding of constituent and parliamentary
issues surrounding foreign assistance.
Followed the decision-making process regarding the
provision of Japanese large-scale, infrastructure related,
development assistance to both countries
Worked on the Mongolia Consultative Group Meeting
(CG), held in Tokyo on November 19 through 21
Drafted speeches presented at the Consultative Group
Meeting (CG) by the Senior Vice Minister for Foreign
Affairs, the Deputy Director General of the Economic
Cooperation Bureau, and the Director of the Country
Assistance Planning Office
Worked on the development of comprehensive country
strategies and documents for the ASEAN meeting in December
2003
Participated in a meeting of Japan Platform, an organization
created to help NGOs, the business community and the
government work together to provide emergency relief
quickly and effectively, and observed presentations
of proposals, discussions, and decision-making on these
proposals
Attended METI’s 185th Technical Cooperation
Meeting, and met people from 20 different organizations
involved in implementing foreign assistance with METI
Present her policy proposal on METI’s fiscal
year 2005 effort in human resources development within
ASEAN countries to a non-METI partner organization
Worked with her colleagues to determine METI’s
policy towards Indonesia following the Parliamentary
and Presidential elections held in Indonesia
Took a business trip to Vietnam and attended a conference
on human resource development in Ho Chi Minh, in which
Japan and all ten ASEAN countries participated
Current Title
Mathematical Statistician, Census/Current Integration Group, Service
Sector Statistics Division
Agency During Fellowship
Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce
Home State
Virginia
Professional Specialty
Mathematical Statistician
Host Agencies in Japan
Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ)
Stats Survey Department, Population Survey Division, Statistical Planning
Division
Cabinet Office. Economics and Social Research Institute. Department of
National Accounts. Research and Coordination Division
Placement Description
Learned how Japan conducts its population census every five years; explored
how the local government statistical system interrelates with the central
government statistical system; and gained an understanding about how
Japan contributes to improvement and development of international economic
statistics
Took a business trip with her colleagues to Nagoya
in central Japan to observe the questionnaire delivery
of survey for the Housing and Land Survey
Went to Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku Island with her
colleagues to observe the editing of the Housing and
Land Survey questionnaires by the local and prefecture
statistics staff, and discussed both with the local
and prefecture staff members about the quality of the
returned questionnaires and the questionnaire items
that seemed to have caused the most response errors
and confusion among the respondents
Attended two international conferences that took place
in Kyoto; The Meeting of the Heads of National Statistical
Officers of East Asian Countries, which was attended
by not only the heads of national statistical offices
from East Asian countries, but representatives from
Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and The
21st Population Census Conference.
Visited about 10 prefectures in preparation for the
2005 population census with her colleagues to exchange
opinions on the plan of the upcoming census.
Attended an inter-ministry meeting at the Ministry
of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Went to the Kyushu Block meeting, which was attended
by a few representatives from the statistics office
of each prefecture in Kyushu (one of four main islands
of Japan), explained the Japanese Government’s “New
Directions in the Development of Government Statistical
Services,” and had exchange of opinions with
the local officials
Participated in the Statistics Council meeting where
the officials from the Statistics Bureau responded
to some of the questions on the next year’s population
census
Had a business trip to Osaka and observed enumerators
Current Title
Special Agent, Money Laundering Squad, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Agency During Fellowship
Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice
Home State
California
Professional Specialty
Special Agent
Host Agencies in Japan
National Police Agency International Affairs Department, Criminal Investigation
Bureau, Organized Crime Control Department
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Dept.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy Bureau, Office of International
Counterterrorism Cooperation
Placement Description
Learned about Japan’s law enforcement system; acquired an understanding
of how Japan conducts organized crime investigations, especially for
domestic and international money laundering; examined Japanese laws pertaining
to money laundering and terrorist-related criminal activities in Japan.
Participated in an investigation on a local organized
crime group
Visited the Japanese Criminal Court to observe an
organized crime drug investigation court proceeding
Visited various local police stations to observe local
counterfeit credit cards investigations in-progress
Observed several surveillance operations and witness
an actual arrest and interrogation of a suspect
Visit several Yakuza offices in downtown Tokyo with
detectives from TMPD
Visited a local police station in northern Tokyo with
his colleagues to observe a Yakuza murder investigation
that occurred in the local hospital
Visited TMPD’s electronic surveillance operation
center, where TMPD sets up police camera and other
electronic surveillance equipment to observe subjects’ movement
Worked on G8 Summit-Roman-Lyon Group’s travel
safety issue called Secured And Facilitated Travel
Initiative, or SAFTI issues
Attended several parliamentary sessions, such as Foreign
Affairs and Defense session, and Foreign Affairs Division
Policy Board session
Participated in a murder investigation where he observed
first-hand how the local police responds to an urgent
investigation
Current Title
Director, Information Resource Center
Office of Communication and Outreach
U.S. Department of Education
Agency During Fellowship
U.S. Department of Education
Home State
Kentucky
Professional Specialty
Education Program Specialist
Host Agencies in Japan
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Minister’s
Secretariat, International Division, Elementary and Secondary Education
Bureau, Elementary and Secondary Planning Division – Special Support
Education Division
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office of Education, National Institute
of Special Education
Placement Description
Learned how Japan develops policies and reforms related to curriculum
standards, teacher certification and training; gained an understanding
of how Japan develops and implements special education policies and
reforms at the national, prefectural and local levels; learned how
special education teachers are trained and certified.
Participate in the Fulbright Memorial Fund Program,
which brings American teachers to Japan for three weeks
to increase cultural and educational understanding
between both countries
Attended the Asian Pacific International Conference
on Special Education hosted by National Institute of
Special Education, which was focused on the use of
assitive technology for students with disabilities
Took a business trip to Fukuoka in southern Japan
to attend a three-week English language training for
Japanese teachers
Worked with his colleagues on the 2003-2008 five-year
reforms for the education of students in English
Visited Tokyo Gakugei University, one of the premiere
teacher education universities in all of Japan, met
with faculties and students, and toured the Special
Education Research facility
Worked on the MEXT’s new guidelines for Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Attended a weeklong training at the National Institute
of Special Education (NISE) for top administrators
from each prefecture, where duties and responsibilities
around the role of the newly created positions of special
education coordinators were developed
Visited the Nakano Mentally Handicapped School, and
was assigned to one classroom for a week
Pacific Rim Desk Officer
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency During Fellowship
U.S. Senate, Banking Committee
Home State
Georgia
Professional Specialty
Economist
Host Agencies in Japan
Ministry of Finance, International Affairs Bureau, International Organizations
Division, Development Institutions Division
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Diet Internship
Placement Description
Examined how the Japanese government formulates, coordinates and implements
economic policies; gained an understanding of Japan’s inter-ministry
economic policy-making process and how it compares with the U.S. inter-agency
process; explored the relationship between the Japanese Diet and Ministry
of Finance and how it compares with the U.S. Congress-Treasury Department
relationship.
Followed the spate of FTA proposals, and analyzed
their potential adverse effects on the Japanese economy,
especially those of the proposed ASEAN+3-China FTA
Worked with her colleagues on speeches, position papers,
and so forth for the October ASEAN+3 and APEC meetings
Participated in an interesting study group on a MoF
bill that was shortly sent to the Diet for a vote
Attended the plenary session of the last round of
the Japan-Mexico FTA talks
Attended a Lower House floor session wherein an education
bill was presented to the Speaker of the House
Attended a meeting of the Budget Committee in which
the budget for FY 2004 was debated and passed
Attended a Diet session where Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi and his Cabinet answered various Members’ questions
and concerns
Accompanied Mr. Eto to his constituency, Oita Prefecture,
and met Mr. Eto’s local staff and over 100 constituents
Regularly attended the FTA briefings given to the
LDP by various Ministry officials while at the Diet
Researched Chinese economic and trade data, and worked
on price elasticity studies on Chinese metals
Researched the potential effects free trade agreements
(FTAs) would have on the Chinese agricultural market
