CULCON XXVI: U.S. Participants November 18, 2014 Evermay Estate 1623 28th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C U.S. CULCON PANELISTS: Chair: Mr. Harry A. Hill, President and CEO, Oak Lawn Marketing, Inc. Vice Chair: Dr. Sheila Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Panelists: Dr. Edward Lincoln, Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University Dr. Patricia Maclachlan, Associate Professor of Government and Asian Studies University of Texas Dr. Deanna Marcum, Managing Director, Ithaka Dr. Anne Nishimura Morse, William & Helen Pounds Sr. Curator of Japanese Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Dr. T.J. Pempel, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley Dr. Leonard J. Schoppa, Jr., Director, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics, The University of Virginia Mr. David Sneider, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Ex officio Panelists: Mr. Mohamed Abdel-Kader, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education, Office of Postsecondary Education Representing Hon. Brenda Dann-Messier, Acting Assistant Secretary of Education for Post- Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education Hon. Daniel R. Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State Hon. Meghann Curtis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Representing Hon. Evan Ryan, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Hon. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United State to Japan Ms. Margot Carrington, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Mr. Jeff Adler, Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, Public Affairs Section U.S. Department of State: Ambassador Kristie Kenney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Ms. Robin Diallo, Director, Office of Public Diplomacy, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Mr. Greg Aurit, Country Officer for Japan and Korea, Office of Public Diplomacy, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, (EAP) Mr. Tim Marshall, Senior Program Officer, East Asian & Pacific Programs Branch, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) U.S. Department of Education: Ms. Lenore Garcia, Acting Senior Director, International and Foreign Language Education, Office of Postsecondary Education EDUCATION TASK FORCE MEMBERS/EXPERTS: Ms. Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor to the President, Institute for International Education Dr. Susan Pharr, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government, Harvard University STAFF: Ms. Paige Cottingham-Streater, Secretary-General, U.S. CULCON Panel Ms. Sylvia Dandridge, Executive Assistant, Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Ms. Jean Falvey, Deputy Director, U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation Ms. Pamela Fields, Deputy Secretary-General, U.S. CULCON Panel Ms. Xenia Fuller, Intern, U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation Mr. Dan Krueger, Intern, U.S. CULCON Panel .