2000

Prime Minister Mori welcomes Bill Gates to a 2006 meeting of the Friends of the Global Fund, Japan. The new millenium has been marked by innovative initiatives to bring together diverse actors from different sectors to respond to pressing global challenges.

February 5–7

8th Japan-German Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

February 11–12

India-Japan Policy Dialogue Conference (New Delhi, India)

March 3–5

16th UK-Japan 21st Century Group Conference (Kingston-upon-Thames, UK)

March 20–24

11th World Affairs Councils of America Speakers Seminar Program

March 21–31

Global Village of Beijing Japan Exchange Tour

March 25–26

Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP) Forum (Okinawa, Japan)

April 6–7

2nd US-Japan Dialogue on Asia (Tokyo, Japan)

April 8–10

Trilateral Commission 31st Plenary Meeting (Tokyo, Japan)

May 13–14

Russia-Japan Policy Dialogue (Kisarazu, Japan)

May 28

Guidance for Governance Project Workshop on "Comparing Alternative Sources of Public Policy Advice Project" (Tokyo, Japan

May 27–28

Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation Plenary Meeting (Tokyo, Japan)

May 29–30

JCIE 30th Anniversary / Global ThinkNet Conference (Tokyo, Japan)

June 17–19

3rd Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow (Bangkok, Thailand)

July 15–28

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 15th Japanese Delegation to the US

August 20–27

16th US Congressional Staff Delegation to Japan

August 27–September 19

Boeing Global Leadership Program

September 3–10

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 8th Japanese Delegation to Australia

September 16–18

8th Korea-Japan Forum

September 24–October 1

Research Project on Global Policy for Joetsu City Visit to China and Korea

October 12–13

China-Japan-US Research and Dialogue Project Workshop (Yokohama, Japan)

October 15–24

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 10th Australian Delegation to Japan

November 4–6

Asia Pacific Security Outlook 2001 Workshop (Bali, Indonesia)

November 9

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Study Group for Young Members of the Diet

November 11–13

Trilateral Commission Pacific Asia Group Regional Meeting (Seoul, Korea)

November 18–December 1

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 19th US Delegation to Japan

2001

February 3–5

9th Japan-German Forum (Berlin, Germany)

February 4–14

12th World Affairs Councils of America Japan Study Program

February 11–12

5th Asia Pacific Agenda Project Forum (Cebu, The Philippines)

February 13

Force, Intervention, and Sovereignty Project Workshop (Cebu, Philippines)

February 15–18

17th UK-Japan 21st Century Group Conference (Tokyo and Awaji Island, Japan)

March 5–6

Governance for a New Century Project Workshop: "Japanese Problems, American Experience" (Washington DC)

March 7–8

JCIE Seminar Series—The Third Force: "Transnational Civil Society" (Washington DC, and New York, NY)

March 9–12

Trilateral Commission 32nd Plenary Meeting (London, UK)

March 15–20

Transformation of Japanese Communities and the Emerging Local Agenda Project (San Francisco, CA)

March 17–24

12th World Affairs Councils of America Speakers Seminar Program

Japanese delegation members greet Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (Ichiro Aisawa pictured right of Rumsfeld).

March 18–23

US-Japan Parliamentary Program: 23rd Diet Delegation to the United States

March 26

Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium Civil Society in Japan Project Workshop

April 22–May 3

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 16th Japanese Delegation to the US

May 6–16

Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium—Bangladesh Freedom Foundation Board of Trustees Japan Visit (Tokyo, Japan)

May 13

Lucent Global Science Scholars Program Award

May 22

Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program Award

May 23–25

A Gender Agenda: Asia-Europe Dialogue Project Workshop (Chiba, Japan)

May 27–June 5

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 11th Australian Delegation to Japan

June 11–12

New Perspectives on US-Japan Relations book launch seminars (New York and Washington, DC)

July 12

Miyazaki Prefecture Commemorative Symposium on Internationalization

July 16–17

Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium Conference—"Strengthening Philanthropy in the Asia Pacific: An 'Agenda for Action'" (Bali, Indonesia)

August 5–12

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 9th Japanese Delegation to Australia

September 1–2

9th Korea-Japanese Forum (Gangwon, Korea)

September 8

A50 Commemorative Ceremony (Tokyo, Japan)

September 8–14

A50 Caravan (United States)

Oct. 13-14

3rd Russia-Japan Policy Dialogue (Tokyo, Japan)

October 9–16

5th Israel-Japan Intellectual Exchange Program (Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan)

November 2–4

Asia Pacific Security Outlook Workshop (Bangkok, Thailand)

November 4–15

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 20th US Delegation to Japan

Nov. 18

Vision of Asia Pacific in the 21st Century Project Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

November 19–20

5th Global ThinkNet Conference (Tokyo, Japan)

November 30-–December 1

Trilateral Commission Pacific Asia Group Meeting (Hong Kong)

2002

February 2–4

10th German-Japanese Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

Congressional Staff delegation members visit the National Diet Building.

February 17–24

17th US Congressional Staff Delegation to Japan

February 21–24

18th UK-Japan 21st Century Group Conference (Kitchley Park, UK)

February 26–28

7th APAP Forum (Siem Reap, Cambodia)

March 16–17

4th Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow (Kisarazu, Japan)

March 24–30

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 25th US Congressional Delegation to Japan

April 6–8

Trilateral Commission 33rd Plenary Meeting (Washington DC)

April 6–14

US Study Mission on American Philanthropy to the United States

Organized by: Japan Association of Charitable Organizations

May 25–June 1

Asia Pacific Leadership Program (Tokyo, Japan)

June 15–28

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 17th Japanese Delegation to the US

July 2–4

Seminar Series with Civil Society Leaders—Buzz Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Guide Star

July 16

2nd Miyazaki Prefecture Commemorative Symposium on Internationalization

12th Australian delegation members of the Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program meet with future Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

July 28–August 6

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 12th Australian Delegation to Japan

September 6–8

10th Korea-Japan Forum (Kanazawa, Japan)

September 12–13

Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) Plenary Conference (London, UK)

September 15–17

A Gender Agenda: Asia-Europe Dialogue Project Workshop (Tampere, Finland)

October 12–13

Role of Philanthropy in Postwar US-Japan Relations Workshop (Pocantico, NY)

November 4–6

Asia Pacific Security Outlook Workshop (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

November 7–9

4th Russia-Japan Policy Dialogue (Chiba, Japan)

November 9–22

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 21st US Delegation to Japan

November 19

Role of Philanthropy in Postwar US-Japan Relations Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

November 22–24

Trilateral Commission Pacific Asia Group Regional Meeting (Singapore)

December 11–12

5th Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow (Bangkok, Thailand)

2003

January 29

Conflict and Development Workshop: "Roles of Japan Bank for International Cooperation" (Tokyo, Japan)

February 9–14

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 10th Japanese Delegation to Australia

February 14–16

19th UK-Japan 21st Century Group Conference (Kamakura, Japan)

February 25–26

5th Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

March 4–5

Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) Workshop (Paris, France)

March 5–7

11th German-Japanese Forum (Berlin, Germany)

March 8–9

Role of Philanthropy in Postwar US-Japan Relations Workshop (Cambridge, UK)

March 14–16

Launch of GrantCraft Video at Japan NPO Research Association Annual Meeting

March 21–23

8th APAP Forum (Kunming, China)

April 12–14

Trilateral Commission 34th Plenary Meeting (Seoul, Korea)

April 16

New Security Challenges in Northeast Asia and the Role of the US—Panel Discussion (Tokyo, Japan)

May 2–4

ASEAN-Japan Cooperation in East Asia Community Building Workshop (Hua Hin, Thailand)

June 12–14

2nd Russia-Japan Policy Dialogue (Kamakura and Tokyo, Japan)

July 8

3rd Miyazaki Prefecture Commemorative Symposium on Internationalization

July 12–13

The Role of Philanthropy in Postwar US-Japan Relations Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

July 19–August 2

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange: 18th Japanese Delegation to the US

August 31–September 2

11th Korea-Japan Forum (Gyeongju, Korea)

September 5–7

Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium Conference (Manila, Philippines)

September 15–17

ASEAN-Japan Cooperation in East Asia Community Building Workshop (Kisarazu, Japan)

September 19–October 18

Positive Lives Asia Photo Exhibition (Tokyo, Japan)

September 26–28

Council on Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) Task Force Workshop: Global Governance as a Challenge to Cooperation—Our Shared Agenda (Seoul, Korea)

October 18–31

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 22nd US Delegation to Japan

October 23–24

Council on Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) Task Force Workshop: Cooperating on Energy Security (Paris, France)

October 31

12th German-Japan Forum (Berlin, Germany)

October 31–November 2

Asia Pacific Security Outlook Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

November 17

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Parliamentary Seminar (New York)

November 26–28

1st Korea-China-Japan Forum (Seoul, Korea)

December 14–20

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Special Visit Program to Japan

2004

January 11–15

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 24th Diet Delegation to the United States

January 14

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Parliamentary Seminar (New York, NY)

January 22

Promoting University-Based Lectures and Research on Civil Society Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

February 6–8

20th UK-Japan 21st Century Group Meeting (London, UK)

February 20–22

Trilateral Commission Pacific Asia Group Meeting (Tokyo, Japan)

February 22–28

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange: 13th Australian Delegation to Japan

February 23

Miyazaki Prefecture's Japan-Korea International Symposium (Seoul, Korea)

February 25

Policies for Revitalizing NGOs in International Cooperation Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

February 27–28

Human Security in the United Nations Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

March 5–7

Council on Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) Workshop: "Asia and Europe—Necessity for Cooperation" (Bordeaux, France)

March 14–19

Israel-Japan Intellectual Exchange: 6th Israeli Delegation to Japan

March 19–21

9th Asia Pacific Agenda Project Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori opens a conference on the Human Security Challenges of HIV/AIDS and other Communicable Diseases in Asia.

March 22

"Human Security Challenges of HIV/AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases in Asia" International Conference Tokyo

March 22

Launch of the Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (a support group for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria)

April 13–14

Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

April 19–20

ASEAN-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Roundtable (Tokyo, Japan)

May 7–10

Trilateral Commission 35th Plenary Meeting (Warsaw, Poland)

May 17–21

Efficiency and Fairness in the Competitive Economy Seminar (Washington DC)

June 16–18

Connecting Civil Societies of Asia and Europe Conference (Barcelona, Spain)

June 19

A Gender Agenda Planning Workshop (Barcelona, Spain)

June 28–29

6th Russia-Japan Policy Dialogue (Moscow, Russia)

June 30

Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) Workshop (Berlin, Germany)

July 1

Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) Workshop (Brussels, Belgium)

August 8–15

18th Congressional Staff Delegation to Japan

September 13–15

12th Korea-Japan Forum (Shimonoseki, Japan)

Sept. 24-26

Asia Pacific Security Outlook (APSO) Authors Meeting (Bali, Indonesia)

September 25–October 9

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange: 19th Japanese Delegation to the United States

Tokyo Conference on the Role of Philanthropy in Postwar US-Japan Relations.

October 4–5

The Role of Philanthropy in Postwar US-Japan Relations Conference (Tokyo, Japan)

October 8–10

13th German-Japan Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

November 5

FGFJ Diet Task Force Inaugural meeting (Tokyo, Japan)

November 18-20

Trilateral Commission Pacific Asia Group Meeting (Bangkok, Thailand)

December 8–10

FGFJ Seminars with Dr. Richard Feachmen, executive director, Global Fund (Tokyo, Japan)

December 12–14

A Gender Agenda Task Force Meeting (Singapore)

2005

January 15–28

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange: 23rd US Delegation to Japan

February 23–24

Building a Multiethnic Society and Revitalizing Local Communities Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

February 25–26

10th Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP) Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

February 26–March 5

Australia Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange: 14th Australian Delegation to Japan

March 10–13

21st UK-Japan 21st Century Group (Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan)

March 30–31

Involving Multiple Local Actors in Grassroots International Cooperation, initial planning meetings (Tokyo, Japan)

March 31–April 1

FGFJ Meetings with Edward W. Scott, founder, Friends of the Global Fight (Tokyo, Japan)

April 1

FGFJ Seminar: Cross Sectoral Partnership in Responding to Global Challenges (Tokyo, Japan)

April 15–18

Trilateral Commission 36th Plenary Meeting (Washington DC)

June 12–13

Involving Multiple Local Actors in Grassroots International Cooperation Workshop (Takikawa, Japan)

June 21–22

Building a Multiethnic Society and Revitalizing Local Communities Workshop (Tsuruoka, Japan)

June 28

FGFJ Symposium: The Role of Business in the Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and malaria

June 29

Comparative Research on Responses to the Spread of Communicable Diseases in East Asia Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses the Commemorative Symposium on the 5th Anniversary of the Okinawa Summit.

June 30

Commemorative Symposium on the 5th Anniversary of the Okinawa Summit: "The East Asian Regional Response to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria" (Tokyo, Japan)

July 1

FGFJ Diet Task Force Meeting with Tommy G. Thompson, honorary chair, Global Fund (Tokyo, Japan)

July 9–17

Japan-EU Grassroots Exchange Project for Community and Local International Cooperation (Nagoya, Takikawa, Sapporo, Yokohama, and Tokyo, Japan)

August 29–31

13th Korea-Japan Forum (Cheju Island, Korea)

October 2–3

Building a Multiethnic Society and Revitalizing Local Communities, workshop (Oizumi, Japan)

October 8–9

A Gender Agenda Conference (Manila, Philippines)

October 14–16

14th German-Japan Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

October 23–24

11th Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP) Forum—Engaging the United States in an Emerging East Asia Community (Washington DC)

November 13–14

Involving Multiple Local Actors in Grassroots International Cooperation Workshop (Nagaoka, Japan)

November 25–27

Trilateral Commission Pacific Asia Group Meeting (Beijing, China)

December 11–13

ASEM's Role in Enhancing Asia-Europe Cooperation Conference and Symposium (Tokyo, Japan)

2006

January 31–February 2

US-Japan Parliamentary Program: 25th Diet Delegation to the United States

February 6–7

Involving Multiple Local Actors in Grassroots International Cooperation Workshop (Musashino, Japan)

February 18–24

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange: 15th Australian Delegation to Japan

February 23–24

Building a Multiethnic Society and Revitalizing Local Communities Workshop (Kobe, Japan)

February 26

Functional Cooperation as a Strategy for East Asia Community Building Workshop (Jakarta, Indonesia)

March 1

Intellectual Underpinnings of US Policy Toward Asia and East Asia Community Workshop (New York, NY)

March 10

Evaluating Human Security Projects Workshop: "Health and HIV/AIDS in a Human Security Context" (Pretoria, South Africa)

March 16–18

22nd UK-Japan 21st Century Group (Hertfordshire, UK)

April 9–11

17th Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD) (Tokyo, Japan)

April 18

Launch of 2006 Keio University Shibusawa Ei'ichi Memorial Lecture Series (Tokyo, Japan)

Henry Kissinger addresses the 37th Plenary Meeting of the Trilateral Commission.

April 21

FGFJ Roundtable with Bill Gates (Tokyo, Japan)

April 22–24

Trilateral Commission 37th Plenary Meeting (Tokyo, Japan)

April 25

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Diet Study Group Meeting with Henry Kissinger (Tokyo)

April 27

Launch of 1st "Tanaka Juku" Workshop Series (Tokyo, Japan)

May 29–30

World Bank ABCDE: Human Security Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

May 30

FGFJ Diet Task Force Meeting with Surin Pitsuwan (Tokyo, Japan)

Rep. Ichiro Aisawa in a South African village ravaged by AIDS.

May 31

Human Security Approaches to HIV/AIDS in Asia and Africa Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

June 29–July 4

FGFJ Diet Task Force visit to South Africa

July 10–11

Beijing Conference on East Asian Regional Cooperation in the Fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (Beijing, China)

July 24–27

ACYPL 40th Anniversary International Alumni Summit (Tokyo, Japan)

Facilitated by JCIE

August 6–13

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Program: 11th Japanese Delegation to Australia (Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney, Australia)

August 29–31

14th Korea-Japan Forum (Awajishima, Japan)

September 7–8

ASEM@10: Connecting Civil Societies of Asia and Europe (Helsinki, Finland)

September 12

Book Launch for Philanthropy and Reconciliation (New York, NY)

October 12–14

15th Japanese-German Forum (Berlin, Germany)

October 16

FGFJ Roundtable and Diet Task Force Meeting with George Soros (Tokyo, Japan)

October 25–30

UN Foundation Board Meeting Events (Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima, Japan)

November 25–27

Trilateral Commission Pacific Asia Regional Meeting (Bali, Indonesia)

November 27–28

12th Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP) Forum (Bali, Indonesia)

December 1

FGFJ Roundtable and "Red and White" Reception with U2's Bono (Tokyo, Japan)

2007

January 27–February 10

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 20th Japanese Delegation to the United States (Washington DC, North Carolina, California)

February 5

International Symposium on Corporate Responses to Communicable Diseases (Tokyo, Japan)

February 6

Partnerships for Fighting Communicable Diseases Roundtable (Tokyo, Japan)

February 6

FGFJ Diet Task Force Meeting with Christoph Benn and Katsumi Hirano (Tokyo, Japan)

February 8–10

23rd UK-Japan 21st Century Group Meeting (Tokyo, Japan)

February 17–25

19th Congressional Staff Delegation to Japan (Tokyo, Aichi and Kyoto, Japan)

March 4

Turning Diversity into Power Seminar (Hamamatsu, Japan)

March 10–11

Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP) Authors Workshop—"Development of Trilateral Cooperation among East Asia, North America, and Europe in Global Governance" (Tokyo, Japan)

March 16–19

Trilateral Commission 38th Plenary Meeting (Brussels, Belgium)

March 24–30

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 16th Australian Delegation to Japan (Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto, Japan)

March 27

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Diet Study Group meeting with Henry Kissinger (Tokyo, Japan)

Rep. Rick Boucher addresses Japanese leaders at a seminar on US energy policy.

April 8–15

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Japan Visit of Rep. Rick Boucher (Tokyo, Japan)

April 14–27

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 24th US Delegation to Japan (Tokyo, Ibaraki, Aichi, and Kyoto, Japan)

April 18

Launch of 2007 Keio University Shibusawa Ei'ichi Memorial Lecture Series (Tokyo, Japan)

May 30

SEEDCap Japan Fellows Reception (Tokyo, Japan)

June 3–9

Intellectual Dialogue Between Japan and the Middle East Delegation Visit (Istanbul, Tel Aviv and West Bank)

July 5

Microsoft NPO Support Program Awards Ceremony (Tokyo, Japan)

July 26

FGFJ Seminar: "From Heiligendamm to Toyako—The Global Fund on the G8 Agenda" (Tokyo, Japan)

July 30

US Congressional Staff Exchange Program: Roundtable with Koji Watanabe (Washington DC)

August 6

Global Health Roundtable: Addressing Challenges in Global Health—How the Public and Private Sectors can Work Together (Tokyo, Japan)

August 28–30

15th Korea-Japan Forum (Busan, Korea)

September 19

Seminar: Toward the Realization of a "Multicultural Power" Society (Tokyo, Japan)

October 2–3

16th Japanese-German Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

October 4–6

East Asia-EU Think Tank Dialogue (Tokyo, Japan)

October 9

Launch of the Working Group on "Challenges in Global Health" (Tokyo, Japan)

October 15–16

Managing China-Japan-US Relations and Strengthening Trilateral Cooperation Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

November 5–10

FGFJ Visit Program with Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba (Tokyo, Japan)

November 20–24

Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP) Study Group Visit to India

December 14–15

13th Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP) Forum (Singapore)

December 15–17

Trilateral Commission Pacific Asia Regional Meeting (Singapore)

2008

January 7–8

4th US-Japan-China Trilateral Conference (Beijing, China)

January 15

International Symposium on Global Health as Global Agenda (Tokyo, Japan)

January 12–26

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 21st Japanese Delegation to the United States (Washington, Indiana, Florida)

February 7

FGFJ Roundtable with the Global Health Working Group (Tokyo, Japan)

Study team on "An Enhanced Agenda for US-Japan Partnership" pauses in front of the US Capitol Building.

February 25

An Enhanced Agenda for the US-Japan Partnership Workshop (New York, NY)

February 26

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Diet Seminar with Thomas Mann (Tokyo, Japan)

March 1–7

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 17th Australian Delegation to Japan (Tokyo, Hyogo and Kyoto, Japan)

March 3

Launch of 2nd "Tanaka Juku" Workshop Series (Tokyo, Japan)

March 19–20

Global Health Seminar: Building Effective Health Systems with the Benefits of Existing Initiatives (Geneva, Switzerland)

March 27–30

24th UK-Japan 21st Century Group Meeting (London, UK)

April 20–26

FGFJ Journalist Visit to Cambodia and Vietnam

April 25–28

Trilateral Commission 39th Plenary Meeting (Washington DC)

April 28

Brookings Institution Roundtable:"Challenges in Global Health and Japan's Contributions—Preparation for the G8 Summit" (Washington DC)

April 29

Council on Foreign Relations Seminar: "Global Health and the G8" (New York, NY)

May 23–24

FGFJ International Symposium: "From Okinawa to Toyako: Dealing with Communicable Diseases as Global Human Security Threats" (Tokyo, Japan)

May 25

FGFJ Global Seminar: "Innovative Global Networks for Healthy Society in Africa and Beyond" (Tokyo, Japan)

May 25–26

FGFJ Outreach Seminars in Hokkaido, Sendai, Kyoto, Okayama, and Nagasaki, Japan

June 21–23

Emergence of India Workshop (New Delhi, India)

Tiffany Foundation President Fernanda Kellogg presents the inaugural Tiffany Foundation Award.

June 26

Inaugural Tiffany Foundation Award Ceremony (Tokyo, Japan)

June 29 –30

Managing China-Japan-US and Strengthening Trilateral Relations Project Workshop (Beijing, China)

July 22–26

FGFJ Diet delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia

August 23-30

20th Congressional Staff Exchange to Japan

August 28–30

16th Korea-Japan Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

October 4

Global Action for Health System Strengthening Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

November 3-4

International Conference on Global Action for Health System Strengthening (Tokyo, Japan)

2009

January 9–11

An Enhanced Agenda for the US-Japan Partnership Workshop (Shimoda, Japan)

January 19

Final Report Published on "Global Action for Health System Strengthening: Policy Recommendations to the G8"

February 19-22

25th Conference of the UK–Japan 21st Century Group (Tokyo and Odawara, Japan)

February 28-March 6

Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 18th Delegation to Japan

March 12-13

Managing China-Japan-US Relations and Strengthening Trilateral Cooperation Workshop (Honolulu, HI)

March 18

US Congressional Roundtable on "The Congress, the Diet, and New Opportunities for US-Japan Partnership"