About JCIE/USA

The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) strengthens the foundations of US-Japan relations and deepens international cooperation.  

As a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1975 in New York, JCIE/USA works in close partnership with JCIE/Japan in Tokyo, organizing exchanges for American and Japanese political leaders, sponsoring policy dialogues, and building ties among nonprofit organizations. Its broad networks enable it to bring together key players from different sectors—political leaders, government officials, policy experts, business executives, social entrepreneurs, academics, and NGO leaders—to tackle the complex global issues facing our countries.

(Photo: JCIE/USA’s office is located in the building pictured at right in the foreground.)

OUR HIGHLIGHTS

OUR PROGRAMS

Democratic Governance

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Global Health & Human Security

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Healthy Aging

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JCIE/USA ROUNDTABLES & EVENTS

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US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange

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CONGRESSIONAL STAFF EXCHANGE

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Women's Leadership

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Philanthropy

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OUR PUBLICATIONS

OUR TEAM

Staff

KAZUYO KATO | Executive Director
KIM GOULD ASHIZAWA  | Senior Advisor
KEVIN BAYES | Program and Administrative Assistant
STACI CUSTUS | Program Officer
STEPHEN McHUGH  | Program Officer
ALEXIS PALMER | Communications Assistant
DAVID MONICO | Communications Consultant
JAMES GANNON | Senior Fellow
SUSAN HUBBARD | Fellow

Board

Trustees
SUSAN V. BERRESFORD | Former President, Ford Foundation
PEGGY BLUMENTHAL | Senior Counselor to the CEO, Institute of International Education (IIE)
GERALD L. CURTIS  | Professor Emeritus, Columbia University
LYRIC HUGHES HALE  |  Editor-in-Chief, EconVue
MARIE KISSEL  | Board Secretary, SME, and Board Trustee, Japan-America Society of Washington, DC
ISAO KANO  | President and Chief Executive Officer, JCIE/Japan
CHARLES E. MORRISON  | Distinguished Senior Fellow and former President, East-West Center
GLENN OSAKA  | Angel Investor, Startup Advisor, Lead Independent Director – Fundrise
ANDREW M. SAIDEL  | President & CEO, Dynamic Strategies Asia
Officers
CHAIR  | Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor to the CEO, Institute of International Education (IIE)
SECRETARY & TREASURER  | Kazuyo Kato, Executive Director, JCIE/USA

JCIE is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Support for our programs comes from generous contributions and grants from individuals, foundations, and corporations.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Internships are offered throughout the year.
Contact us about availability.
JCIE/USA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
In recognition of its work to strengthen US-Japan relations, JCIE/USA was the recipient of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation by the Government of Japan in 2004.