Agency During Fellowship
Food and Drug Administration
Home State
Maryland
Professional Specialty
Electrical Engineer
Host Agency in Japan
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
Placement Description
- Gain knowledge of Japan’s pre-market requirements and the review
process for medical devices
- Learn about post-marketing studies and surveillance safety programs
for medical devices in order to gain insight into how Japan’s
pre-market, post-market and enforcement divisions exchange information.
Senior Advisor, Chairman John W. Olver, Subcommittee on Transportation and HUD, Committee on Appropriations
Agency During Fellowship
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of John Olver (D-MA)
Home State
Massachusetts
Professional Specialty
Legislative Director
Host Agency in Japan
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Placement Description
- Gain an understanding of the public/private structure and financing
of Japan’s intercity and rural railways
- Explore the interplay between the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport and the Diet in financing, developing and overseeing
rail and transit policies
- Learn how the Japanese government promotes and finances alternatives
to automobile travel in rural and urban areas
Agency During Fellowship
Federal Transit Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
Home State
District of Columbia
Professional Specialty
Financial Analyst
Host Agency in Japan
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Placement Description
Learn how Japanese transit systems achieve much higher capacity than
comparable U.S. systems
- Gain an understanding of operational reliability in Japanese transit
systems, cost containment systems, innovative construction methods,
and the benefits and costs of public-private partnerships.
Agency During Fellowship
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Home State:
Hawaii
Professional Specialty
PPIP Officer in Charge
U.S. Embassy - Santo Domingo
Host Agency in Japan
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Yokohama Plant Protection Station
Placement Description
- Gain an understanding about how the Japanese government formulates
and implements regulations and policies for plant imports and exports
- Learn how Japan provides financial and technical assistance to developing
countries
Jennifer F. Sklarew
Current Title
International Trade Specialist
Agency During Fellowship
U.S. Department of Commerce
Home State:
New Jersey
Professional Specialty
International Trade Specialist
Host Agency in Japan
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Diet internship
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Cabinet Office
Placement Description
- Learn about Japan’s trade and economic policymaking processes
and the impact of recent regulatory reform proposals on the development
of economic policies
Christopher D. Winship
Current Title
Deputy Director, Office of East Asia, Department of the Treasury
Agency During Fellowship
U.S. Department of the Treasury
