Nichi-Bei News

News and Information from the Japan-America Society of Washington DC

January 01, 2006

Society Elects 3 New Trustees; Re-elects 5

At the Annual General Meeting on November 28, the members of the Society affirmed the recommendation of the Board of Trustees and elected Ambassador Rust M. Deming (Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies) , William Duncan (Japan Automobile Manufactuers Asociation), and Matthew Goodman (Stonebridge International) as new Trustees of the Society.

The membership also re-elected to second terms Satohiro Akimoto (Mitsubishi International Corporation), Peter Bass (Goldman, Sachs & Co.), Kay Ikawa (Continental Airlines), Takuji Motooka (Itochu International Inc.), and William Piez.

The terms of these eight trustees will expire in 2008.

The Board of Trustees has expressed its grateful appreciation to departing Trustees Kay Enokido of the Hay-Adams Hotel, who has completed two full terms as Trustee, and Akio Tanii of Panasonic, who has returned to Japan to serve in the Tokyo offices of Matsushita Electric.