JAPAN CENTER
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGE
(JCIE/JAPAN)

4-9-17, Minami Azabu Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 Japan
Tel: (03) 3446-7781 Fax: (03) 3443-7580
URL: http://www.jcie.or.jp

April 9, 2000

Henry A. Kissinger
Chairman
Kissinger Associates, Inc.

Dear Henry:

I am writing today to ask your assistance in commemorating JCIE's 30th anniversary. We are currently planning a special annual report to mark this important milestone in our history. In addition to reporting on our most recent activities, the report will look back on the history of JCIE's activities, from its pre-founding activities like the Shimoda Conference in 1967, through the organization's involvement in political exchange and civil society, and up to our present expansion of research activities.

As you know, JCIE has always tried to stress the creation of networks in its activities, joining together those with common aspirations, interests, and objectives. For that reason, we would like this report to include "conversations" with some of the individuals that we have been proud to be associated with over the past three decades. We are asking a number of our friends to write one or two paragraphs each for this report, and would be honored and grateful if you would agree to contribute your thoughts.

Rather than asking for comments about JCIE per se, we would like to have these comments reflect on such questions as: how Japan's relationship with the world has changed over the past three decades, how the expectations regarding Japan's role in the international community have changed, and what the current international context (i.e., the post-cold war, increasingly interdependent environment) implies for the types of exchanges, dialogue, and research that JCIE conducts.

If you are able to assist us in this endeavor, we would need to receive your comments no later than April 20. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.

Tadashi Yamamoto

JAPAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE, INC. (JCIE/USA) 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, N.Y. 10020 Tel: (212) 921-4260 Fax: (212) 921-4356