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ADVISORY: CAP Hosts Former Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and U.S.-Japan Experts to Discuss Future of Critical Relationship
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ADVISORY: CAP Hosts Former Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and U.S.-Japan Experts to Discuss Future of Critical Relationship

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Washington, D.C. — The Center for American Progress will host a discussion on the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance as China rises and America’s role in Asia deepens. Featuring a keynote speech from former Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and a panel consisting of leading U.S.-Japan experts, the event will delve into the past, present, and future of the U.S.-Japan alliance as China grows and the political and economic dynamics in Asia evolve.

WHO:

Welcoming remarks:
Vikram Singh, Vice President, National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress

Keynote remarks:
Kurt Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Chairman and CEO, The Asia Group

Moderator:
Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Panelists:
Yoichi Funabashi, Co-Founder and Chairman, Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation
Tomoko Ako, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo
Ken Jimbo, Assistant Professor, Keio University
Brian Harding, Director, East and Southeast Asia, Center for American Progress

WHEN:

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
10:00 a.m. ET – 11:30 a.m. ET

WHERE:

Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, D.C., 20005

For more information on this topic or to speak with an expert, contact Tom Caiazza at [email protected] or 202.481.7141.