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Japanese Diet Member Katsuyuki Kawai Roundtable

On September 13, the Foundation hosted Japanese Diet Member Katsuyuki Kawai at the request of the Embassy of Japan.  Representative Kawai is Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and was in Washington to convey an important message on North...

Japan’s Progress on Renewable Energy: Opportunities and Challenges

On June 8, Professor Llewelyn Hughes discussed “Japan’s Progress on Renewable Energy: Opportunities and Challenges” at a roundtable event at the Mansfield Foundation’s Washington office. Dr. Hughes is an Associate Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy at...

Wendy Cutler Remarks on Trans-Pacific Partnership

On November 17, 2015 Wendy Cutler (Vice President and Managing Director, Washington Office, Asia Society Policy Institute) delivered remarks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) at an  event co-hosted by the Mansfield Foundation and S&R Foundation and Dr....

Leadership Change and Economic Reform in North Korea

On September 12, the Mansfield Foundation hosted a roundtable discussion with Marcus Noland, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.  The roundtable addressed the recent leadership change in North Korea and the...

Roundtable with Former Minister of South Korea Yoon Young Kwan

On August 29, 2012, the Mansfield Foundation hosted a roundtable discussion with Dr. Yoon Young Kwan, who served as South Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2003-2004 and currently is a professor at Seoul National University.   Minister Yoon outlined...