JCIE USA is excited to launch a new interview series featuring alumni of our US Congressional Staff Exchange Program. Since 1982, this program has taken bipartisan delegations of up-and-coming staffers on Capitol Hill to Japan each year, providing them with opportunities to deepen their understanding about Japan and US-Japan relations through a weeklong study tour in the country and post-trip activities.
The series aims to highlight the staffers’ work, their memories from the Japan study tour, and the lasting impact the program has had on both their personal and professional lives. Through these interviews, we hope to illustrate the value of legislative exchanges in strengthening and upholding the US-Japan alliance.
Check out the first two interviews in our series below!
Steven Clark - 2023 US Congressional Staff Exchange Alumni
Jon Carter - 2024 US Congressional Staff Exchange Alumni
The US Congressional Staff Exchange alumni interviews were conducted by JCIE USA staff members Stephen McHugh (Chief Program Officer) and Kevin Bayes (Program and Administrative Assistant).
