Twenty-Seventh Group of Mansfield Fellows Announced!
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is pleased to announce the twenty-seventh class of Mansfield Fellows, ten federal employees who will be working and living in Japan in 2023-2024. The Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program was established by Congress in 1994 to...
Policy Recommendations from 12th U.S.-Japan Space Forum Meeting
In October 2022, the U.S.-Japan Space Forum gathered in Tokyo for its 12th meeting to discuss recent changes in the operating environment for space businesses, government policy towards outer space, and the applications of space to traditional domains like maritime...
[Application Now Closed] Call for Applications: Maureen Mansfield Women’s Trilateral Youth Empowerment Program
Update: The application for this program closed on January 23, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Thank you so much for your interest in this program. For a program overview and further details, please visit: Maureen Mansfield Women's Empowerment Series: Trilateral Youth...
[Applications Now Closed] Mansfield Next Generation of U.S.-Japan Nuclear Policy Experts
Applications for this program closed December 20, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. EST The “Mansfield Next Generation of U.S.-Japan Nuclear Policy Experts” training program aims to nurture a new generation of Japanese and American nuclear experts who will contribute to the...
Public Event: Building a Cyber Workforce Through the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Public Event: Building a Cyber Workforce Through the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Join the Mansfield Foundation and a group of experts from the United States and Japan on Tuesday, December 13 from 2-4pm JST on University of Tokyo Hongō Campus to explore how the two nations can build human capital in the field of cybersecurity by utilizing the...
Roundtable on U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Cybersecurity
On January 13, 2023, the Mansfield Foundation hosted Dr. Benjamin Bartlett (Miami University in Oxford, Ohio), Mihoko Matsubara (NTT Corporation, Tokyo), and Simone Petrella (CyberVista) for a roundtable discussion addressing why and how the United States and Japan...
Roundtable: Communication is Power for the Nuclear Industry in Japan
On December 2, 2022, the Mansfield Foundation convened a roundtable discussion with Dr. Mariko Nishizawa (Founding Director, Litera Japan) and Mr. Paul Dickman (Senior Policy Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory) who spoke on the challenges of recruiting a new...
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Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program
Established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. federal government employees with Japan expertise, each year the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program places a select group of U.S. officials in postings in their Japanese counterpart agencies. With the selection of the twenty-third group of Fellows in 2018, more than 150 federal government officials have now entered the Mansfield Fellowship Program. VISIT SITE »
Strengthening Government & Expert Networks
U.S. success depends on understanding and collaborating with our partners in Asia, a region that, in Mike Mansfield’s words, “…is where our future lies.” The Foundation builds and sustains networks of elected leaders, researchers, and policy experts, networks that encourage cooperation on common interests and contribute to continued, constructive U.S. engagement in Asia. OUR WORK IN ACTION »
Advancing Policy Through Working Groups
By connecting people and their ideas the Foundation’s working groups contribute to solving problems and creating opportunities. By sustaining that engagement, these programs also lead to better policymaking. OUR AREAS OF FOCUS >>
Informing & Engaging Opinion Leaders
Mike Mansfield was known for his tendency to listen more than talk, and was highly respected for his sense of bipartisanship and integrity. These values guide the Foundation’s outreach to opinion leaders and the public through programs that provide informed and balanced perspectives on U.S.-Asia issues. LEARN MORE >>
