Speaker: William G. Kaag (Mansfield Fellow, Logistics Manager, Office of Ship Operations, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation) GRIPS-Mansfield Joint Seminar, June 29, 2007 Tokyo, Japan
“Intelligent Intelligence: What Japan should learn from the U.S. (and what it should ignore)”
Speaker: Dr. L. William Heinrich (Mansfield Fellow, Foreign Affairs Analyst, Office of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Northeast Asia Division, U.S. Department of State)
GRIPS-Mansfield Joint Seminar, May 30, 2007, Tokyo Japan
“Mongolia: Celebrating 20 Years of U.S.-Mongolian Relations”
A discussion roundtable followed by a reception on Capitol Hill with Mongolia’s Ambassador to the U.S. H. E. Ravdan Bold and U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Mark C. Minton, May 17, 2007
Reception Celebrates Launch of Seoul-based Global Asia Quarterly
April 23, 2007
U.S. Capitol
"Buy Green! Learning from Japan’s Success"
A dialogue on the secrets of Japan's successful "Buy Green" consumer
purchasing movement and what U.S. manufacturers seeking to export to
Japan need to know. Speaker: Mansfield Fellowship alumnus Christopher
Kent, U.S. EPA. March 27, 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Legislation and Leadership in U.S.-Japan Relations"
A briefing on U.S. and Japanese legislative systems, featuring Mansfield
Fellowship alumni: Robert Letteney, House Committee on Appropriations;
James Miller, Federal Communications Commission; and Jennifer Sklarew,
U.S. Department of Commerce. February 27, 2007 U.S. Capitol
"What is Government's Role in Controlling Lifestyle-related
Diseases?"
Mansfield Fellow Dr. Deirdre Lawrence, National Cancer Institutes,
HHS, January 25, 2007, Tokyo, Japan, GRIPS-Mansfield Seminar
“After Hanoi: Next Steps in the U.S. Trade Agenda for APEC”
A Mansfield Corporate Affiliates program featuring John Neuffer,
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for APEC Affairs,
December 14, 2006, Washington, D.C.
"Life After Japan: Lessons Learned From Local and National
Government Exchanges "
A Panel Discussion with Mansfield Fellowship and JET Alumni November 1, 2006, Washignton, D.C.
Japan Information and Culture Center
During this panel discussion, alumni of the Mansfield Fellowship
Program and the Japan Education and Teaching Programme, two exchanges
between the United States and Japan, spoke about their experiences
in Japan and the impact on their professional lives.
Panelists: Susan Gundersen- Senior Program Officer, Institute of International
Education, Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program; JET
Programme James Miller- Attorney-Advisor, Federal Communications Commission;
JET Programme & Mansfield Fellowship Naveen Rao- Counselor to the Assistant Secretary of Transportation
for Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation;
JET Programme & Mansfield Fellowship Jennifer Thompson- Director, International Planning and Policy
at Oshkosh Truck Corporation; JET Programme
Moderator:
Sonni Efron- Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau Editorial
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“Three Perspectives on Japan-ROK Relations” Korea-Japan
Study Group meeting.
October 16, 2006, Washington, D.C.
a Korea-Japan Study Group meeting sponsored featuring: Hyeong Jung Park
Visiting Fellow, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Brookings Institution Yuki Tatsumi
Research Fellow, Henry L. Stimson Center David Straub
Adjunct Professor, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins
University
Moderated by Nicholas Szechenyi
Fellow, Japan Chair, CSIS
“Beyond the Nuclear Issue: Crisis on the Korean Peninsula”
Public event, September 15, 2006, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Former
Vice President Walter Mondale lead a panel discussion, joined
by a panel of Asia experts. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Emergence of India: Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region
Thursday, September 7, 2006, Missoula, Montana
University Center Theater
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
This daylong conference, open to the public, explored the strategic
implications of India’s rise as a key player in Asia. An
inter-disciplinary group of scholars, government officials, industry
and NGOs from India, Japan, China and the United States discussed
the emergence of India, Sino-Indian relations, the U.S.-India-China
strategic triangle, and the future of Asia-Pacific economic cooperation.
"Textbooks, Education and National Sentiment in Northeast Asia "
Co-sponsored by:
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS),
the Korea Economic Institute (KEI)
and the Mansfield Foundation
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005 Speakers:
KIRK LARSEN
Assistant Professor, George Washington University
SAM SHEPHERD
President, National Association of Japan-America Societies
LEONARD SCHOPPA
Associate Professor, University of Virginia
Moderater:
WILLIAM BREER
Japan Chair, CSIS
"Political Reform and the Deepening of Democracy in Japan
and Korea"
Co-sponsored with The Center for Strategic & International
Studies (CSIS) and Korea Economic Institute (KEI)
A Korea-Japan study group meeting with Mr. William T. Breer, Japan
chair of CSIS and Dr. Hong Juang, professor of Chung-Ang University.
September 15, 2005 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
"The Upcoming Diet Elections and Implications for Japan's
Foreign and Defense Policies"
September 1, 2005
The Mansfield Foundation Conference Room
Brownbag Lunch Roundtable with Dr. Ken Jimbo
Speaker:
Dr. Jimbo, associate professor at Keio University, will lead a
discussion on the implications of Japan's September 11 Diet elections
on Japan's defense and foreign policies.
For a summary of the event, written by Teruo Iwai, please click here.
"Japan's Snap Elections: Implications for Tokyo and Washington"
August 11, 2005
The Mansfield Foundation Conference Room
The Foundation organized this roundtable discussion to explore
the
implications, both in Japan and for the U.S.-Japan relationship, of the
upcoming national elections for the Lower House of Japan's Diet.
Speakers:
Mr. Tsutomu Watanabe, Political Correspondent, The Asahi Shimbun
Ms. Yuki Tatsumi, Research Fellow, The Henry L. Stimson Center
For a summary of the event, written by Teruo Iwai, please click here.
“An Eye on the North, A Hand Towards Seoul: The Korean
Peninsula Through Japanese Politics”
Roundtable Discussion with The Honorable Yutaka Kobayashi, Member of the House
of Councillors of Japan
Friday, May 6, 2005
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
The Mansfield Foundation Conference Room
The
Mansfield Foundation organized a roundtable discussion featuring
The Honorable Yutaka Kobayashi to share his views on Korea issues
with Japan specialists and journalists in Washington, D.C.
Popular Sentiment and policymaking in Northeast Asia
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Room B1C, CSIS
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS),
the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) and the Mansfield Foundation
cordially invite you to attend
a Korea-Japan Study Group meeting featuring:
ROBERT DUJARRIC
Visiting Scholar, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
L. GORDON FLAKE
Executive Director, Mansfield Foundation
DEREK MITCHELL
Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS
The
Mansfield Foundation organized a roundtable discussion featuring
The Honorable Yutaka Kobayashi to share his views on Korea issues
with Japan specialists and journalists in Washington, D.C. 