US CULCON Panel Membership

Membership on the US CULCON panel is comprised of nine private sector members and three ex-officio government officials. The panelists are as follows:

CHAIRMAN:
Mr. Thierry Porté
Chairman and CEO
Shinsei Bank, Limited

VICE CHAIRMAN:
Dr. Michael J. Green
Japan Chair and Senior Advisor
Center for Strategic and International Studies

PANELISTS:

Mr. Willard Clark
Founder, Center for Japanese Art & Culture
Dr. Robert A. Feldman
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley Japan Securities Co. Ltd.
Ms. Ellen Hammond
Curator, East Asian Library
Yale University
Dr. Velina Hasu Houston
Professor of Theater
School of Theater
University of Southern California
Dr. Susan Pharr
Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Studies

Ms. Amelia Porges
Sidley Austin LLP

EX-OFFICIO:

Hon. Diane Auer Jones
Assistant Secretary for
Post-Secondary Education
United States Department of Education
Hon. Goli Ameri
Assistant Secretary of State for
Educational and Cultural Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Hon. Christopher Hill
Assistant Secretary of State
East Asian & Pacific Affairs
United States Department of State