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Morgan Stanley Renews “Building the TOMODACHI Generation” Program asSole Sponsor~ ‘Morgan Stanley Ambassadors Program’ to Invite University Students with High Aspirations ~TOKYO, July 11, 2016 –Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. announced today that it has
become the sole sponsor of “Building the TOMODACHI Generation”, a leadership-training andcross-cultural exchange program for Japanese and American university students through theTOMODACHI Initiative, a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and theU.S. Embassy in Tokyo that invests in the next generation of leaders in the two countries.
“Building the TOMODACHI Generation: Morgan Stanley Ambassadors Program” is anintensive, two-week program in Washington, D.C. that engages 12 Japanese and 9 U.S. students
in addressing social challenges through enhancing their understanding of civil society, teamwork
and global collaboration skills. As part of the program, the students will develop an initiative orproject to support the long-term recovery of Japan’s Tohoku region that was affected by the Great
East Japan earthquake in 2011.
Between 2014 and 2016, Morgan Stanley joined three leading Japanese corporations to support
the first phase of this program. The program, the second phase of which is funded solely byMorgan Stanley through the TOMODACHI Initiative, is a partnership between the Washington
Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) and the U.S.-Japan Research Institute, andis administered by TWC.
“Morgan Stanley is honored to continue to be part of the TOMODACHI Initiative, by renewing
this leadership-building program as the sole sponsor,” said Jonathan B. Kindred, President andCEO of Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings. “As our Firm has a deep and long-term commitment toJapan, we see the importance of cultivating the next generation of leaders in Japan who havecross-cultural understanding and global skills.”“We are delighted to welcome Morgan Stanley to our group of strategic partner companies that
support the TOMODACHI Initiative,” said Irene Hirano Inouye, U.S.-Japan Council
President. “Thanks to the generosity of Morgan Stanley, the ‘Building the TOMODACHI
Generation’ program will continue to bring together Japanese and American university students todevelop civil-society based projects to address the challenges in the Tohoku Region.”

For more information on this “Morgan Stanley Ambassadors Program”:
http://usjapantomodachi.org/programs-activities/entrepreneurship-leadership/building-thetomodachi-generation-morgan-stanley-ambassadors-program/

For more information on the first phase of the program: http://usjapantomodachi.org/programsactivities/entrepreneurship-leadership/twc/

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About the TOMODACHI Initiative
The TOMODACHI Initiative is a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council andthe U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Born out of support for Japan’s recovery from the Great East Japan
Earthquake, TOMODACHI invests in the next generation of Japanese and American leaders
through educational and cultural exchanges as well as leadership programs. The initiative seeks tofoster a “TOMODACHI Generation” of young American and Japanese leaders who arecommitted to and engaged in strengthening U.S.-Japan relations, appreciate each other’s countriesand cultures, and possess the global skills and mindsets needed to contribute to and thrive in amore cooperative, prosperous, and secure world. Visit us at www.tomodachi.org.
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