Seminar U.S. Politics After the Mid-Term Elections and the Direction of U.S.-Japan Relations as Seen from Local Politics
December 04, 2018
Tokyo
Keizai Koho Center (KKC), held a seminar on “U.S. Politics After the Mid-Term Elections and the Direction of U.S.-Japan Relations as Seen from Local Politics”, in cooperation with Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) and The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP). The U.S. political leaders presented their views on how the results of the mid-term elections affect U.S.-Japan relations and exchanged views with the attendees.
| Keynote Speeches： | Shevrin Jones | Member, Florida State of Representatives (Democrat, Florida) |
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| Tyler Lane | Director of Legislation, Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Development Disabilities (Republican, Tennessee) | |
| Panelists： | Delara Derakshani | Counsel, Tech Policy, Entertainment Software Association (Democrat, District of Columbia) |
| Derek Kitchen | Member, Utah State Senate (Democarat, Utah) | |
| Katie McCallum | Commissioner, Wisconsin Ethics Commission (Republican, Wisconsin) | |
| Ellen Troxclair | Austin City Council (Republican, Texas) | |
| Pete Martinez | Deputy Vice President, State Advocacy, PhRMA (Democrat, Louisiana) | |
| Akio Okawara | President & CEO, JCIE | |
| Moderator： | Atsushi Yamakoshi | Managing Director, KKC |