Japan-United States Friendship Commission

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Japan-United States Friendship Commission

-1201 15th St. NW, Suite 330; Washington, DC 20005 (202) 653-9800 | Fax: (202) 653-9802

* http://www.jusfc.gov/index.asp

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History of the Commission

http://www.jusfc.gov/pdf/historyofthecommission.pdf (35 pg.)

The Japan United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) was established as an independent agency by the US Congress in 1975 (P.L. 94-118). The Commission administers a US government trust fund that originated in connection with the return to the Japanese government of certain US facilities in Okinawa and for postwar American assistance to Japan. Income from the fund is available for the promotion of scholarly, cultural and public affairs activities between the two countries, etc.

From the text: “The original Congressional initiative for the Commission came from Congressman Marvin L. Esch of Michigan and Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York, who introduced bills to that effect simultaneously inthe Senate and the House on August 2, 1972.” – which derivation tells me nearly all I need to know.

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The Japan-US Friendship Commission (JUSFC or “the Commission”) is an independent federal agency that provides support for training and information to help prepare Americans to better meet the challenges and opportunities in the US-Japan relationship through grant programs for institutions in the following areas:

* Japanese studies in the United States;

* public affairs and education;

* the study of the United States in Japan;

* and the arts.

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JUSFC Staff Biographies

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Thierry Porté

* http://www.jusfc.gov/PorteBio.asp

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Eric J. Gangloff

* http://www.jusfc.gov/biographies.asp?name=eric

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Margaret Mihori

* http://www.jusfc.gov/biographies.asp?name=margaret

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Pamela L. Fields

* http://www.jusfc.gov/pamelabio.asp

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JUSFC Members

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Mr. Thierry G. Porté - Chair
Operating Partner, J. C. Flowers and Co., LLC

* http://www.jusfc.gov/PorteBio.asp

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Dr. Michael J. Green - Vice-Chair

Japan Chair and Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies  

* http://csis.org/expert/michael-j-green

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Mr. Willard G. Clark

Founder, The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture

* http://www.shermanleeinstitute.org/

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Dr. Robert A. Feldman

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities

* http://www.morganstanley.com/views/gef/team/index.html#anchor3809

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Ms. Ellen H. Hammond

Curator, East Asia Library, Yale University

* http://directory.yale.edu/phonebook/view.htm?id=5&dn=upi=11533723,ou=People

* http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2004/0404/0404pre1.cfm

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Dr. Velina Hasu Houston

Professor of Theatre; Associate Dean of Faculty, University of Southern California; Resident Playwright

* http://www.velinahasuhouston.com/

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Dr. Susan J. Pharr

Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics; Director , Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies Harvard University

* http://scholar.harvard.edu//spharr/home

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Ms. Amelia Porges

Attorney

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Public Sector Members

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DisHon. James McDermott

US House of Representatives

* http://mcdermott.house.gov/

* http://www.nndb.com/people/700/000039583/

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DisHon. Lisa Murkowski

United States Senate

* http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/

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DisHon. Thomas Petri

US House of Representatives

* http://petri.house.gov/

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DisHon. John D. Rockefeller, IV

United States Senate

* http://rockefeller.senate.gov/

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DisHon. Kurt M. Campbell

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State

* http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125594.htm

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DisHon. Rocco Landesman

Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts

* http://www.nea.gov/news/news09/landesman-bio.html

* http://www.muckety.com/Rocco-Landesman/31148.muckety

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DisHon. James Leach

Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities

* http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20090813.html

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Assistant Secretary of Education for Post-Secondary Education
US Department of Education 

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Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
US Department of State