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*William Brooks: The Futenma issue - An update*
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*Date:* Tuesday, November 22, 2011 *Time:* 7:00p.m.
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William Brooks
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*Outline*

Why after 15 years and three relocation agreements has Futenma Air Station remained open with no immediate prospect in sight to close that Marine base and move its functions to another part of Okinawa?

*Speaker*

Dr. Brooks is currently an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University after retiring from the U.S.
Department of State in the fall of 2009. For
15 years, he served as head of Embassy Tokyo’s media analysis and translation unit, responsible for keeping the ambassador, his staff, and Washington well-informed on Japanese press coverage of matters of U.S.
policy interest, following media trends, and analyzing their impact on U.S.
interests. In two earlier postings to Embassy Tokyo’s economic section, he covered Japan’s trade, aid, and investment issues, and later provided trade-policy advice and analysis in support of bilateral negotiations (SII talks). As senior researcher for Japan at the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, he provided the Secretary of State and Washington with policy analysis on Japan. A trained historian with a doctorate from Columbia University, foreign study in Japan, and fluency in Japanese and Chinese languages, Dr. Brooks taught at the university level for several years before entering government service. Most recent
monographs: The politics of the Futenma base issue in
Okinawa: Relocation negotiations in 1995-97, 2005-2006 (SAIS, 2010), and Cracks in the Alliance (fall 2011).

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