JUMP New Orleans

December 17, 2020 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (America/Chicago)

On Thursday, December 17, JUMP hosted an online policy briefing with our partners in New Orleans. Over 50 of our JUMP members joined in to hear leading experts on U.S.-Japan relations discuss the state of the alliance and how U.S.-Japan security relations will grow in the near future.

This webinar was free and held online for JUMP community members. Our honorable speakers reflected on their experiences working in U.S.-Japan relations to showcase the strength of the relationship and its importance to security in the Indo-Pacific.

Speakers:
– Honorary Chair & Honorary Consul of Japan – Donna Fraiche
– Consul-General of Japan in Nashville – Hon. Kayoko Fukushima
– Director of JUMP, Chairman of the Board, and President of Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA – Dr. Satohiro Akimoto
– Defense Attache, Embassy of Japan – Major General Hiroyuki Sugai, JSDF
– Former Commander U.S. Naval Forces Japan – Rear Admiral Jamie Kelly, USN (Ret.)

This event was held in cooperation with the Japan Society of New Orleans, the National Association of Japan-America Societies, the Embassy of Japan in the United States, and Sasakawa USA.

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