Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Changing East Asian Security Dynamics and Okinawa: Re-examining the U.S. Force Posture in Japan

Sigur Center's Dr. Mike Mochizuki will be moderating "Changing East Asian Security Dynamics and Okinawa: Re-examining the U.S. Force Posture in Japan". This is a symposium on the security environment in Asia and Okinawa’s role in the Japan-U.S. alliance. Below are important details of the event:

The symposium will feature keynote speeches by Governor Takeshi Onaga of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry, as well as a panel discussion by distinguished American and Japanese policy experts to discuss the Japan-U.S. alliance and security dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region.

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 10:30 – 3:00pm (registration opens at 10:00am)
Venue: Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th Street, NW Washington DC 20036, Rooms Federal A & B (2nd floor) *A light lunch will be served.

Keynote Speakers:
- The Honorable Takeshi Onaga (Governor, Okinawa Prefecture)
- The Honorable William J. Perry (19th U.S. Secretary of Defense)

Panelists:
- Dr. Morton Halperin (Senior Advisor, Open Society Foundations)
- Dr. Eric Heginbotham (Principal Research Scientist, MIT Center for International Studies)
- Dr. Fumiaki Nozoe (Associate Professor, Okinawa International University)
- (Additional speakers to be announced soon)

Moderator: Dr. Mike Mochizuki (Japan-U.S. Relations Chair, George Washington University)

RSVP online at: www.okinawa-conference.com
*Seating is limited.

For more information, please contact info@okinawa-conference.com

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