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Architects of the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Past, Present, and Future

October 18, 2024 • 8:30 am – 1:30 pm EDT

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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

8:30 am

John J. Hamre
President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS

Opening Remarks

8:35 am

Rahm Emanuel
U.S. Ambassador to Japan

Fireside Chat: The Evolution of the Alliance

9:00 am

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)

9:40 am

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~)

10:50 am

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

12:00 pm

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

1:05 pm

Kurt M. Campbell
Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

Closing Remarks

1:25 pm

Christopher B. Johnstone
Former Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Managing Principal, The Asia Group

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Contact Information

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John J. Hamre
CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership

Rahm Emanuel

U.S. Ambassador to Japan
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Kato Ryozo

Kato Ryozo

Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States
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Umemoto Kazuyoshi

Umemoto Kazuyoshi

Former Director General for North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Joseph S. Nye Jr.
University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, and Former Dean of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
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J. Thomas Schieffer

J. Thomas Schieffer

Former United States Ambassador to Japan
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Grace Park

Grace Park

Director for Japan Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
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Kuroe Tetsuro

Kuroe Tetsuro

Former Vice Minister of Defense
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Yachi Shotaro

Yachi Shotaro

Former National Security Advisor
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Randall G. Schriver

Randall G. Schriver

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
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David Shear
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Japan Chair
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Teraoka Ayumi

Teraoka Ayumi

Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Columbia University
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Murano Masashi

Murano Masashi

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair, Hudson Institute
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Watanabe Shino

Watanabe Shino

Professor, Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University
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Adam Liff

Adam Liff

Associate Professor of East Asian International Relations, Indiana University; Director, 21st Century Japan Politics and Society Initiative, Hamilton Lugar School
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Sayuri Romei

Sayuri Romei

Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Program, German Marshall Fund
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Nicholas Szechenyi
Vice President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
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Kurt M. Campbell

Kurt M. Campbell

Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State