Connecting People & Ideas to Advance Mutual Interests in U.S.-Asia Relations
Trilateral Youth Empowerment Program Capstone in Washington

Trilateral Youth Empowerment Program Capstone in Washington

From August 6-11, 2023, fifteen young people from Japan, Korea, and the United States gathered in Washington for the capstone component of the Trilateral Youth Empowerment Program, a part of the Maureen Mansfield Women’s Empowerment Series. The program aims to build...

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New Report on U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Cybersecurity

New Report on U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Cybersecurity

From 2021-2023, the Mansfield Foundation convened a working group of practitioners and scholars to address growing concerns surrounding the severe lack of human capital in the field of cybersecurity, with a particular focus on the U.S.-Japan relationship. Following...

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Programs

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 >>

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