Thanks to JET alumni, Kelly Primrose (Nara-ken) for passing along the following opportunity:

The Mansfield Fellowship Program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. federal government employees with proficiency in the Japanese language and practical, firsthand knowledge about Japan and its government. Through their placements, Fellows develop networks of contacts in Japan and an understanding of the political, economic and strategic dimensions of the U.S.-Japan relationship. Mansfield Fellowship Program alumni have skills, contacts and expertise that facilitate their agencies’ work on Japan-related programs and policies. They return to federal service with a deep, practical understanding of Japan, including knowledge of:

• the Japanese language;
• Government of Japan policies, including how the government addresses issues in Fellows’ professional fields;
• Japanese decision making, including how their counterpart agencies in Japan are organized and make decisions; and
• Japanese society and culture.

Alumni Fellows have direct responsibility for a wide variety of Japan issues, provide counsel to their agencies on Japan-related matters and help expedite the resolution of issues involving Japan. You can learn more about this program on our website (https://mansfieldfellows.org/) or by attending an upcoming info session.

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