These academic, business, cultural, and government leaders support our mission to further mutual understanding and ongoing engagement between Japanese and Americans.
Advisory Council Members
Richard C. Benson, The University of Texas at Dallas
Michael M. Boone, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Joseph M. DePinto, 7-Eleven, Inc.
Sean Donohue, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, The America-Japan Society, Inc.
Masahiro Ikeno, NEC Corporation of America
Robert Isom, American Airlines
The Honorable Eric Johnson, Mayor of Dallas
Ambassador Ryozo Kato, Ambassador from Japan to U.S. (2001-2008)
Ambassador Ronald Kirk, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Shingo Mizuno, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
Hideto Nishitani, Virtuous Capital
The Honorable Mattie Parker, Mayor of Fort Worth
Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae, The Japan Institute of International Affairs
Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer, Ambassador from the U.S. to Japan (2005-2009)
John M. Stich, Honorary Consul-General of Japan in Dallas (2004-2020)
Shoichiro Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation
R. Gerald Turner, Southern Methodist University
Admiral Patrick M. Walsh, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.)