Announcing the Second Cohort of Network for the Future Participants
November 22, 2011
(Washington, D.C.) The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, after a successful inaugural program, are pleased to announce the selection of a new group of participants for the “U.S.-Japan Network for the Future” program.
The purpose of the “U.S.-Japan Network for the Future” program is to identify American professionals who demonstrate an interest in and potential for becoming Japan specialists and policy intellectuals and to support them in this effort. Cohort II includes Japan specialists from all regions of the United States with diverse expertise and perspectives and the ability to participate constructively in the bilateral policy making process and to contribute to U.S.-Japan understanding.
Commenting on the program, Mr. Kazuaki Kubo, Director of the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and David Boling, Deputy Executive Director of the Mansfield Foundation stated: “The inaugural phase of the ‘U.S.-Japan Network for the Future’ program was a great success and we look forward to working with this new cohort to further strengthen U.S.-Japan relations and deepen ties between Japan specialists throughout the United States.”
Network participants will participate in: a two-day workshop in Washington, D.C. (January 2012); a week-long meeting in Washington, D.C. (June 2012); a two-day retreat in Montana (autumn 2012); a week-long Japan study trip (June 2013); and a January 2014 public symposium and current issues panel discussions.
A list of Cohort II participants follows:
Celeste Arrington, Assistant Professor, George Washington University
Emma Chanlett-Avery, Specialist, Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service
Erin Chung, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Annika A. Culver, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Dyron Dabney, Assistant Professor, Albion College
Linda Hasunuma, Assistant Professor, Franklin and Marshall College
Jeffrey Hornung, Associate Professor, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
David Jänes, Director of Foundation Grants and Assistant to the President, United States-Japan Foundation
Weston Konishi, Associate Director of Asia-Pacific Studies, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis
Kenji Kushida, Research Associate in Japanese Studies, Stanford University
Mary McCarthy, Assistant Professor, Drake University
Kenneth McElwain, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Andrew Oros, Associate Professor, Washington College
Gene Park, Assistant Professor, Loyola Marymount University
Participant bios can be found here.
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is a 501(c) 3 organization that promotes understanding and cooperation in U.S.-Asia relations. Maureen and Mike Mansfield’s values, ideals and vision for U.S.-Asia relations continue through the Foundation’s exchanges, dialogues, research and educational programs, which create networks among U.S. and Asian leaders, explore the underlying issues influencing public policies, and increase awareness about the nations and peoples of Asia. The Foundation has offices in Washington, D.C.; Tokyo, Japan; and Missoula, Montana. Please visit the website at www.mansfieldfdn.org.
The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) is a part of the Japan Foundation which is a Japanese Independent Administrative Institution (Dokuritsu Gyosei Hojin). To enhance dialogue and interchange between Japanese and U.S. citizens on a wide range of issues, CGP operates grant programs as well as self-initiated projects and fellowships. CGP has offices in Tokyo, Japan and New York, New York. Please visit the website at http://www.cgp.org.