PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON
Katsuya Okada,
Minister for Foreign Affairs

The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation.

*Initial reservations are limited to one ticket and may be subject to further change. Please reserve promptly as a sell-out crowd is expected and standing room will be limited.

Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada has emerged as one of the Hatoyama administration's key policymakers. He has quickly taken charge of Japan-U.S. alliance issues, is developing and implementing the DPJ's East Asian community policy and has a key responsibility for Japan's international contribution to the climate change challenge.

A Todai law graduate and one-time MITI bureaucrat, Okada entered the Diet with the LDP in 1990. Leaving the governing party in 1993, he progressed through various minority parties and in 1998 was a foundation member of the current DPJ. He was president from May 2004 until immediately after the party's September 2005 general election defeat. He became secretary-general in May and last month left that post to join the first Hatoyama cabinet as Foreign Minister.

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Sandwich Plate: Tandoori spiced chicken wrap with cucumber raita, roasted red peppers, bean-sprouts, salad & pickles.
Hot Plate: Grilled swordfish steak with chive pomme puree, spinach, fennel, dill, lemon & olive oil and seasonal salad.

Katsuya Okada