Architects of the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Past, Present, and Future
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Please join the CSIS Japan Chair in collaboration with the Japan Foundation for a very special symposium entitled, "Architects of the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Past, Present, and Future."
This event will review the extraordinary progress in the U.S.-Japan relationship over the last 25 years and set out an agenda for the next generation of alliance leaders. The event will feature longstanding luminaries from both countries who played key roles in the development of the alliance, as well as future leaders who have the promise to shoulder prominent roles in the future. Join us!
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Agenda
Welcoming Remarks
John J. Hamre
President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS
Opening Remarks
Rahm Emanuel
U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Fireside Chat: The Evolution of the Alliance
Kato Ryozo
Former Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.
Richard L. Armitage
Former Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Moderator: Christopher B. Johnstone
Former Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Managing Principal, The Asia Group
Panel Discussion: Revitalizing the U.S.-Japan Alliance (1989-2012)
Umemoto Kazuyoshi
Former Director General for North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
J. Thomas Schieffer
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Moderator: Grace Park
Director for Japan Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Panel Discussion: From FOIP to Global Partnership (2012~)
Kuroe Tetsuro
Former Vice Minister of Defense
Yachi Shotaro
Former National Security Advisor
Randall G. Schriver
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
David Shear
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
Moderator: Teraoka Ayumi
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Columbia University
Lunch Panel: The Future of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Murano Masashi
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair, Hudson Institute (virtual)
Watanabe Shino
Professor, Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University
Adam Liff
Associate Professor of East Asian International Relations, Indiana University; Director, 21st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative, Hamilton Lugar School
Sayuri Romei
Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Program, German Marshall Fund
Moderator: Nicholas Szechenyi
Vice President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair, CSIS
Keynote Address
Kurt M. Campbell
Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Closing Remarks
Christopher B. Johnstone
Former Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Managing Principal, The Asia Group
Hosted By
Contact Information
- Lauren Mosely
- Program Manager, Japan Chair
- lmosely@csis.org
Rahm Emanuel

Kato Ryozo

Umemoto Kazuyoshi


J. Thomas Schieffer

Grace Park

Kuroe Tetsuro

Yachi Shotaro

Randall G. Schriver

Teraoka Ayumi

Murano Masashi

Watanabe Shino

Adam Liff

Sayuri Romei

