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Elbridge Colby (USJLP 2010-2011) Nominated as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Elbridge A. Colby (USJLP 2010-2011) to serve as the Pentagon’s Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Pending Senate approval, Colby will assume a pivotal role advising and supporting the defense secretary ...

January 7, 2025

Three American USJLP Fellows win elections on November 5

Three American members of the United States-Japan Foundation's US-Japan Leadership Program network won their elections on November 5 - two to the U.S. Congress, and one to a state Senate. Following his re-election to a Florida House seat, Mike Walz ...

November 15, 2024

Five USJLP Fellows Re-Elected to Japan's Parliament

Five members of the United States-Japan Foundation's US-Japan Leadership Program network were re-elected to Japan's parliament in legislative elections held Sunday. Three come from the long-time ruling Liberal Democratic Party, while two are members ...

October 31, 2024

USJLP 2025-2026 Application Cycle Announced

Since 2000, the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP) has been devoted to creating lifelong friendship, continuous dialogue, and greater shared understanding through a next-gen network of both rising and established thought-leaders, innovators and ...

October 1, 2024

USJLP Seattle 2024: Celebrating 25 Years of Bridges Across the Pacific

The U.S.-Japan Leadership Program marked its 25th Anniversary during the USJLP Seattle 2024 Conference (July 27 – August 3, 2024). The milestone gathering brought together 42 Delegates (current participants) representing the Class of 2024 and, later ...

August 15, 2024

US-Japan Leadership Program Class of 2024 Announced

The United States-Japan Foundation is proud to announce the Class of 2024 Delegates to the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), a next-gen network of both rising and established thought-leaders, innovators, and boundary-breakers in the U.S. and ...

May 6, 2024

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