Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
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Mike Mansfield
Michael Joseph Mansfield was an American Democratic politician and the longest-serving Majority Leader of the United States Senate, serving from 1961 to 1977. He also served as United States Ambassador to Japan for over ten years...
(1903-2001), congressman from Montana, Senate majority leader and U.S. ambassador to Japan. The Foundation is a registered nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and works with the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at The University of Montana.
The Foundation's exchange programs include the Mansfield Fellowship Program, Japan Legislative Exchange, Women in Politics and Public Service, and the Mansfield Congressional Study Tour on Asia. In addition, the Foundation sponsors policy dialogues on such topics as entrepreneurship in Asia, the Rule of Law, the emergence of India and China, global climate change, and the role of NGOs in North Korea.
The Foundation maintains offices in Washington, D.C.; Tokyo, Japan; and Missoula, Montana. The Foundation is not a grant-making organization and does not accept grant proposals.
Programs
The Foundation advances understanding and cooperation in U.S.-Asia relations through exchanges, policy dialogues, research and education.Mansfield Fellowships
The Foundation's flagship program is the Mike Mansfield Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind exchange program that allows a select group of U.S. government officials the opportunity to build Japan expertise and networks that lead to collaboration and cooperation in U.S.-Japan relations.The fellowship was established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. civil servants with in-depth Japan expertise. During the two-year fellowship, participants gain proficiency in Japanese and learn how issues and policies are handled in Japan through postings in their counterpart agencies and ministries.
The fellowship is only open to U.S. federal employess and consists of one year of full-time Japanese language training in the Washington, D.C., area, followed by one year of placements in Japanese government agencies and private sector organizations or corporations.
Exchanges
The Foundation organizes exchanges for U.S. and Asian policy makers and opinion leaders, allowing them to focus on such issues as security, economics and trade. Examples of these include bringing Japanese Diet members to the United States for week-long visits, discussions and meetings with U.S. elected officials and opinion leaders, as well as organizing exchanges for U.S. and Japanese women in politics and public service to explore the role of women leaders in addressing social policy issues.Policy Dialogues
The Foundation's policy dialogues give small groups of emerging leaders from Northeast Asia and the United States the opportunity to examine some of the most complex issues in the Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation has held a series of Trilateral Retreats for young leaders from Japan, China and Korea as well as workships and conferences on entrepreneurship in Asia, the Rule of Law in Asia, the emergence of India and china, global climate change, the role of NGOs in North Korea, and rural healthcare in Japan.Corporate Affiliates Program
A member-based initiative, this program promotes private/public sector dialogue on issues affecting U.S. and multinational corporations operating in Asia, with a special emphasis on keeping Congress on top of Asia issues. Activities include briefings and roundtable discussions on issues such as trade, economics, intellectual property rights and rule of law.Exchanges with the All-China Youth Federation
The Foundation is increasing its ties to China as well. In working with the All-China Youth FederationAll-China Youth Federation
The All-China Youth Federation is an organization founded in 1949 that represents many youth groups in China, including the Communist Youth League of China...
, the foundation brings Chinese provincial leaders to the United States to learn about U.S. policymaking at the national and local levels.
Asian Opinion Poll Database
The foundation translates and makes available at no cost a web-based database of opinion polls from newspapers and magazines in Japan and Korea. Polls are included from the Nikkei Shimbun (Japan); the Asahi ShimbunAsahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
(Japan); Yomiuri Shimbun
Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...
(Japan); East Asia Institute (South Korea); the Dong-A Ilbo
Dong-a Ilbo
The Dong-a Ilbo is one of three major South Korean newspapers with over 2 million daily circulation...
(South Korea); and the Monthly Joong-Ang Magazine (South Korea).
Mansfield Center at the University of Montana
The Foundation also helps fund the Asia programs of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at The University of Montana, which include teaching, research, publications and conferences.Governing board
- Walter F. Mondale, Chairman, Senior Counsel, Dorsey & WhitneyDorsey & WhitneyDorsey & Whitney LLP is a large law firm, with close to 600 lawyers and 650 staff located in 19 offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Its headquarters is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has been since its inception. Dorsey is currently led by its managing partner, Marianne D. Short...
, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Charles D. Lake II, Vice-Chairman, Chairman, AflacAflacAflac Incorporated is the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States, founded in 1955 and based in Columbus, Georgia. In the United States, Aflac underwrites a wide range of insurance policies, but is perhaps more known for its payroll deduction insurance coverage, which pays...
Japan, Tokyo, Japan - Michael C. Delaney, President, Retired Partner, Goldman SachsGoldman SachsThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
& Company, New York, New York - Mary D. Byron, Treasurer, Partner and Managing Director, Head of the Technology Division, Goldman SachsGoldman SachsThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
Japan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan - L. Desaix AndersonL. Desaix AndersonL. Desaix Anderson is a career foreign service officer specializing in Southeast Asian affairs, and served as American Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Vietnam....
, Painter and Writer, New York, New York - Howard Baker, Jr., Senior Counsel, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & BerkowitzBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & BerkowitzBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C. is a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group with offices in the Southeastern United States, Washington, D.C. and London, England. According to the National Law Journal's 2010 rankings, it is the 72nd largest law firm in the United States, and...
, PC, Tennessee and Washington, D.C. - William T. Breer, Former Japan Chair, Center for Strategic and International StudiesCenter for Strategic and International StudiesThe Center for Strategic and International Studies is a bipartisan Washington, D.C., foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1962 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and Ambassador David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University...
, Washington, D.C. - George M. DennisonGeorge M. DennisonGeorge Marshel Dennison is the current University President of the University of Montana. He has served as such since 1990 and currently lives in Missoula, Montana.-References:...
, President, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana - Charles D. FerrisCharles D. FerrisCharles D. Ferris served as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from October 17, 1977 to February 4, 1981. While most scholars look the term of Reagan appointee Mark S. Fowler as the beginning of telecommunications deregulation, deregulation actually began with Ferris...
, Partner, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, Washington, D.C. - L. Gordon Flake (Ex-Officio), Executive Director, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- Thomas S. Foley, Former Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
, Washington, D.C. - Norman Y. Mineta, Vice Chairman, Hill & KnowltonHill & KnowltonHill & Knowlton is a global public relations company, headquartered in New York City, United States, with 79 offices in 44 countries. Hill & Knowlton was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1927 by John W. Hill and is today led by Chairman & CEO, Paul Taaffe...
, Washington, D.C. - Yoichi Morishita, Corporate Counselor, Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, Japan
- Alicia Ogawa, Associate Director for Program Development, Director of the Program on Alternative Investments, The Center on Japanese Economy and Business, New York, New York
- Shoichiro ToyodaShoichiro Toyodais a Japanese business leader, serving as chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation between 1992–1999 and also serving as chairman of the powerful , beginning in May 1994 through May 1998.- Family tree :...
, Honorary Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation, Aichi, Japan