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The 24th Joint Meeting of the United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON)

June 4, 2010
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  1. The 24th Joint Meeting of the United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) will be held on June 10 (Thu) and June 11 (Fri) in Washington, D.C., United States.

  2. This biennial meeting, which goes back to 1962, will be attended by 12 panelists each from Japan and the United States representing the government, business, academia, media, and other sectors. Among the panelists members were Minoru Makihara as Chair of the Japanese delegation, (Senior Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation); Thierry Porté as Chair of the US delegation (Operating Partner, J.C. Flowers and Company); Kenjiro Monji (Director-General for Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs); Anthony Miller (Deputy Secretary, US Department of Education); and Kurt Campbell (Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State).

  3. Over two days, the experts from Japan and the United States will debate on the future visions and policies of cultural, educational, and intellectual exchanges. The outcome of the discussion will be presented as a joint statement to the governments and public of both countries. (See the attachment for an overview of CULCON and a list of members.)
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