U.S.-JAPAN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE AND
TOURISM SYMPOSIUM 2023
MARCH 23, 2023

Kazuyo Kato
Executive Director
Japan Center for International
Exchange (JCIE/USA)

SELF-INTRO: HOW I GREW UP TO CARE
An embodiment of US-Japan relations• Raised and educated in both countries (and culture
shocks in both countries!)• Student of int’l relations & history and rationale ofUS-Japan alliance• Observed: complementary strengths, different
approaches but like-mindedness• Internalized: desire for strong US-Japan relations& belief in the potential of US-Japan cooperation• Applied the passion at orgs. in the US and Japan(think tank, grant-making foundation, non-profits)

JAPAN CENTER FOR INT’L EXCHANGE (JCIE/USA)
Strengthening US-Japan Relations & Collaboration on Shared Challenges• Founded in 1975 in New York City, with staff in NYC and Washington, DC area
• Non-governmental organization, non-profit, independent and non-partisan• Diverse funders (foundations, government, corporations, and individuals)• Many joint programs with JCIE/Japan, a pioneer of US-Japan legislative dialogues in the late 1960s

JAPAN CENTER FOR INT’L EXCHANGE (JCIE/USA)
Strengthening US-Japan Relations & Collaboration on Shared Challenges
Non-government sector

People-to-people ties & m utual understanding

JCIE/USA:POLICY-LEVEL IMPACT
DIALOGUE ACROSSSECTORSSTUDENT EXCHANGESJAPANESE LANGUAGE
JAPANESE ARTS &CULTURE

BUSINESS TIESETC.

DEFINING OUR ROLE IN 2023
US-Japan Relations in 2023:

Our questions:• Strong diplomatic and defense ties
• Long-standing economic and cultural ties
• Global partner with a shared vision Free and Open Indo-Pacific Shared basic principles• How can we ensure that the relations
remain strong into the future?

“Rather than figuring out how we can work
more closely together, a more difficult job
would be trying to figure out how and where
we disagree.” (President Biden, Jan. 2022)• How can we reinforce and takeadvantage of the strong relations topromote collaboration on sharedchallenges?

• How can we deepen US-Japan mutual
understanding through firsthandexperiences and substantive learning?

OUR PROGRAMS

Investing in the Future & Deepening Understanding

将来的なアメリカのリーダー・専門家達の対日理解の深化
US Congressional Staff Exchange
米議会スタッフ交流• Since 1982
• 210+ AlumniCurrent funder: Japan-US Friendship Commission

Alumni Engagement

OUR PROGRAMS

Promoting Collaboration on Shared Challenges
共通課題に対する日米協力の推進

Collaboration based on shared principles and values• Global Health and Human Security (2007-)• Healthy and Active Aging (2007-)• Women’s Leadership (2017-)• Democratic Resilience (2018-)

OUR PROGRAMS

Promoting Collaboration on Shared Challenges
共通課題に対する日米協力の推進

Collaboration based on shared principles and values
Democratic Resilience (2018-)
普遍的価値の擁護・推進

Diet Roundtable on Japan’s support forLiberal Int’l Order (June 2018)

Odawara Retreat on Enhancing DemocraticPartnership in the Indo-Pacific region(August 2022)

OUR PROGRAMS

Promoting Collaboration on Shared Challenges
共通課題に対する日米協力の推進

Global Health & Human Security (2007-)
グローバルヘルスと人間の安全保障

Hiroshima G7 Global Health Task Force mtg. (Nov 2022)

The 4th US-Japan Global Health Dialogue (June 2022)

Site visit to Senegal (2019)

Facilitating US-Japan leadership on the Global Fundto Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

OUR PROGRAMS
Promoting Collaboration on Shared Challenges
共通課題に対する日米協力の推進

Sharing Challenges, Lessons-Learned and Best Practices
Women’s Leadership (2018-)

Healthy & Active Aging (2007-)

日米女性リーダーシップ

健康でアクティブな高齢化

Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation (HAPI) Awards

2021 & 2022 US-Japan
Women Leaders Dialogue

Women Diet members’ visit to the US

Exchanges oncommunity initiatives

TOWARD INTERNATIONAL & US-JAPAN EVENTSJapan-US Joint Leaders’ Statement (May 2022 Summit)
Hiroshima G7 Global Health Task Force

2022 US-Japan
Women Leader’s
Dialogue & ReportCONCLUSION
Our approach as a US non-governmental organization:• Long-term investments with long-term perspectives• Be free and inclusive in exploring areas of collaboration• Seek diversity of expertise and supportThank you!
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