Japan America Society of Southern California and US-Japan Council and partnering organizations invite you to attend a Special Luncheon and Keynote Speech by
Ambassador Masaharu Kohno Special Representative of the Government of Japan for the Middle East and Europe Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East Peace
Thursday, November 16, 2017 11:30am Registration 12:00pm Luncheon DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles Downtown 120 S. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 MAP
Ambassador Masaharu “Masa” Kohno will make his first public appearance in Southern California since completing his posting as Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles in 2003. He will discuss his current work in Tokyo, as well as US-Japan cooperation in international affairs.
Ambassador Kohno graduated from the Tokyo University Faculty of Law in 1973, and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) that year. He has held various important posts with MOFA since then, including Consul-General of Japan in Los Angeles (2001); Director-General for Sub-Saharan African Affairs (2003); Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy (2005); Deputy Minister (G8 Sherpa) (2007); Ambassador to Russia (2009); and Ambassador to Italy (2011). He assumed his current post in 2014. Kohno is also an Executive Board Member of the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Chairman of the John Manjiro Whitfield Commemorative Center for International Exchange. He also serves as Outside Director of the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., and Senior Advisor to the TOMODACHI Initiative.
Admission
$75 per guest $750 Table of 10, preferred seating
Partnering Organizations
Japan Business Association of Southern CaliforniaJapan House LA Japanese American Cultural & Community Center Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California Japanese Community Pioneer Center Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California John Manjiro – Whitfield Commemorative Center for International ExchangeLittle Tokyo Service Center Orange County Japanese American Association