An update on the state of U.S.-Japan relations and their implications for the economic, business, and trade relationships within Washington State.

Friday, June 20, 2014
Bellevue City Hall, Bellevue, WA
Program: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Reception: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Marc Knapper will provide an update on U.S.-Japan relations. Marc is a rising star and immensely well respected by top Japanese opinion leaders as well as leaders here at home.

Marc Knapper is currently serving as the Director of the Department of State’s Office of Japanese Affairs. Prior to this assignment, he was Political Counselor in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. He has also served as Deputy Chief of the Political Section in the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and Political Counselor in Hanoi. Previously, he had assignments in the Office for Chinese and Mongolian Affairs in the Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul (twice), and in Tokyo as the aide to Ambassador Walter Mondale.

Marc graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a BA in Politics and a minor in East Asian Studies. After graduation, he studied for two years at the University of Tokyo as a visiting graduate research student in international relations on a Monbusho scholarship and worked in the Liberal Democratic Party’s International Bureau. He is also a graduate of the Army War College. Marc speaks Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

マーク・ナッパ-　米国国務省東アジア・太平洋局日本部長

元駐日米国大使館政治部次席で「ジャパン･ハンド」の星 として在日米軍基地問題や中国・朝鮮問題にも精通したナッパ-氏が、日米同盟の現況、展望、及び日米関係全般について講演します。

基調講演後、ワシントン州の主要企業・団体のエグゼクティブらによる日米ビジネスについてのパネルディスカッションおよびネットワーキング・レセプションを開催します。

Leadership Panel
Kelly M. Ogilvie, Senior Policy Advisor, Governor’s Legislative & Policy Office, State of Washington
Brad Miyake, City Manager, City of Bellevue
Hiroko Huntoon, International Buyer, Costco Wholesale
Kathleen Paulson, General Manager, Global Sales & Strategic Partnerships, Delta Air Lines

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