September 30, 2019 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Morgan Stanley Extends “Building the TOMODACHIGeneration” Program“Morgan Stanley Ambassadors Program” to Continue Developing Next
Generation of Leaders
TOKYO - Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced that it and theTOMODACHI Initiative, a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and theU.S. Embassy in Tokyo, will extend their partnership to invest in the next generation of leaders inthe two countries through the “Building the TOMODACHI Generation” program.
Morgan Stanley will continue to sponsor the “Building the TOMODACHI Generation: MorganStanley Ambassadors Program”, a leadership-training and cross-cultural exchange program forJapanese and American university students. During the two-week intensive program inWashington, D.C., 12 Japanese and 9 U.S. students address social challenges throughenhancing their understanding of civil society, teamwork and global collaboration skills. As part ofthe program, the students will develop an initiative or project to support the long-term recovery ofJapan’s Tohoku region that was affected by the Great East Japan earthquake in 2011.
Morgan Stanley was the sole sponsor of this three-year-long program since 2017, and will renew
this partnership for another three years from 2020 to 2022. The Firm previously joined threeleading Japanese corporations to support the similar program between 2014 and 2016.
“Morgan Stanley is pleased to extend our partnership with the TOMODACHI Initiative in thisimportant program to nurture the next-generation leaders with cross-cultual understanding inJapan and the U.S.,” said Alberto Tamura, President and CEO of Morgan Stanley JapanHoldings. “As our Firm will celebrate the 50th year of operations in Japan next year, we continue
to be deeply committed to developing and building young leaders of the future.”“We are extremely honored to partner with Morgan Stanely to invest in young leaders oftomorrow together,” said Irene Hirano-Inouye, President of the U.S.-Japan Council. “The program
brings together Japanese and American university students, to network and acquire
entrepreneurial and civic mindsets. We have no doubt that the program will help them to bebetter leaders.”
Media Relations: Mika Watanabe, 81-3-6836-4590

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

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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, with support from the Government of Japan. Born out of support forJapan’s recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, TOMODACHI invests in the next
generation of Japanese and American leaders through educational and cultural exchanges aswell as leadership programs. The initiative seeks to foster a “TOMODACHI Generation” of young
American and Japanese leaders who are committed to and engaged in strengthening U.S.-Japan
relations, appreciate each other’s countries and cultures, and possess the global skills andmindsets needed to contribute to and thrive in a more cooperative, prosperous, and secureworld. Visit us at www.tomodachi.org.

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