** CEPEX Vice Chairwoman Mieko Nakabayshi Elected to Diet!!! Click here for profile.

RECENT NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS

* CEPEX to Sponsor GPI Conference in Tokyo August 1st, 2009

*A Challenge to Obama and America （オバマのアメリカ・どうする日本), a book on the untapped potential of citizen involvement, will be published soon 日本語

* Mainichi Press Coverage! CEPEX and Book Project Mentioned

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| The Center for Professional Exchange | 900 19th Street Suite #260 | Washington, D.C. 20006 |
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For more information on the founding of the organization and the Tokyo staff, click here.

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** CEPEX Vice Chairwoman Mieko Nakabayshi Elected to Diet!!! Click here for profile.

CEPEX is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the U.S.-Japan relationship and cultivating the next generation of Japan experts.

CEPEX focuses its efforts in four main areas:

I. Supporting Americans upon their return from Japan who are seeking employment (in any field) while maintaining and strengthening their ties to Japan.

II. Supporting young professional Japanese currently working or studying in the Washington D.C. area as well as Japanese temporarily visiting the area.

III. Creating policy proposals and disseminating information in order to increase awareness and interest in U.S.-Japan relations.

IV. Creating and organizing events to help facilitate adoption and implementation of the first three goals.

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