On September 1, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), and the National Personnel Authority (NPA) held a welcome reception for the 26th class of Mansfield Fellows at Iikura House in Tokyo.
At the reception, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who was involved in establishing the Mansfield Fellowship Program while working in the office of U.S. ...READ MORE »
NEWS RELEASE August 9, 2022 (Washington, DC) The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is pleased to announce the twenty-seventh class of Mansfield Fellows, ten federal employees who will be working and living in Japan in 2023-2024. The Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program was established by Congress in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. government officials with substantial Japan expertise. This group will join ...READ MORE »
NEWS RELEASE June 4, 2021 (Washington, DC) The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is pleased to announce the twenty-sixth class of Mansfield Fellows, ten federal employees who will be working and living in Japan in 2022-2023. Congress established the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. government officials with substantial Japan expertise. Earlier this year, President Joseph ...READ MORE »
Updated April 16, 2021 (Washington, DC) The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is pleased to announce the twenty-fifth class of Mansfield Fellows, federal employees who will be working and living in Japan in 2020-2021. The Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program was established by Congress in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. government officials with substantial Japan ...READ MORE »
September 26, 2019
Branden Turnbough (MFP 24) observes an emergency response exercise at Iruma Air Base
Current Mansfield Fellow Branden Turnbough had the opportunity to visit Iruma Air Base this month and observe an emergency response exercise. The drill coordinated responses to a theoretical earthquake in the Tokyo area, and included prefectural government disaster management teams (Ishikawa and Saitama), ...READ MORE »
September 5, 2019
The MFP 24 Fellows with Foundation President & CEO Frank Jannuzi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo.
The twenty-fourth class of Mansfield Fellows continues to build relationships between the governments of Japan and the United States. Last week, the ten federal employees from this year’s class gathered at a reception hosted by Japan’s Ministry ...READ MORE »
August 29, 2019
MFP 24 Fellows meet with Mansfield Foundation Vice President Ben Self (far left) in Tokyo as they prepare for ten months of placements within the Japanese government.
This week marked the first week back in Tokyo for the twenty-fourth class of Mansfield Fellows. The ten federal employees in this year’s class met with the Ministry ...READ MORE »
July 11, 2019
Nine Mansfield Fellows from the 24th class prepare to depart for their seven-week stay in Ishikawa Prefecture
This week, nine federal employees from the twenty-fourth class of Mansfield Fellows arrived in Ishikawa Prefecture for the first portion of their Fellowship year in Japan.
The Fellows are beginning a seven-week intensive language study program, and will be staying ...READ MORE »
July 5, 2019
Nine new Fellows from the 24th class during orientation at the International House of Japan in Tokyo
On July 1, nine federal employees from the twenty-fourth class of Mansfield Fellows departed the United States to begin their year-long Fellowship in Japan.
The newest group of Fellows enjoyed several days of orientation activities in Tokyo, and will next ...READ MORE »
June 27, 2019
Ian Morrison (MFP 23) poses for Japan Weather Association’s tenki.jp
Mansfield Fellow Ian Morrison spoke with tenki.jp, the website of the Japan Weather Association, about what he’s learned during his Fellowship experience in Japan and how climate and disaster preparation differ between Japan and Hawaii, where he works for the National Oceanic ...READ MORE »
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