U.S.-Japan Young Political Leaders 12th Japanese Delegation to the United States (1997)

The eight-member Japanese delegation visited Washington, D.C., New York, South Carolina, and Washington state from July 12 to 25, 1997. The group spent five days in Washington, D.C., where it received intensive briefings on the media in campaigns, the Federal Election Commission, and the Democratic Party's strategy as the minority party in Congress. In addition, Strom Thurmond (Republican of South Carolina), the eldest sitting U.S. senator, offered his observations to the delegation on changes in the Senate over his 41 years of tenure. The delegation then traveled to South Carolina, visiting the mayors of Charleston and Greenwood. In Seattle and Olympia, Washington, the schedule included meetings with Congressman Jim McDermott (Democrat); Ralph Monroe, state secretary of state; the King County Executive; reporters from Seattle's two major newspapers; and local political consultants.

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