Press Conference:
The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and Japan
Glen S. Fukushima
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
12:00 - 13:00, October 28, 2020
(The speech and Q & A will be in English)
*Mr. Fukushima will join the event online.
Many Americans see the 2020 U.S. presidential election as the most consequential election of our lifetime. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden represent two contrasting visions of America's future: "Make America Great Again" versus "A Battle to Restore the Soul of America." Which candidate wins on Nov. 3 will have a profound impact not only on American domestic policy but on American foreign policy and America's role in the world. Mr. Fukushima will provide his assessment of the election's potential impact on US-Japan and regional relations based on his long career in academia, law, government, and business.
Glen S. Fukushima is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, a Washington, D.C. think tank. At Harvard University in the 1970s, he served as a Teaching Fellow for Professors Edwin Reischauer, Ezra Vogel, and David Riesman. At the Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives in the 1980s, he engaged in trade negotiations with Japan and China. And from 1990 to 2012, he was based in Tokyo as a business executive with one European and four American multinational corporations and served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. In 2012, he assumed his current position to analyze and recommend American policy toward Asia.
How to attend:
Please register at front@fccj.or.jp with your name, name of media outlet, FCCJ membership number. Due to space restrictions, please note there will be a limited number of reservations to attend. Doors open at 11:30. Please sign in your name and contact details at the reception with your pen and to have your temperature taken before proceeding.
How to watch online: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe8K6odES9H0wSq71vppauA/live
Livestreaming of the press events will be available and video of this event will be uploaded to our FCCJ YouTube channel.
How to ask questions: https://forms.gle/6spbLHJq6giM6Qdu8
Members watching the event online can submit questions for the speakers in advance using this submission form (English only).
TV crew: Please make a reservation at front@fccj.or.jp. Door open for TV crews only at 11:15. There will be five positions available for livestreaming.
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