What Is The Southeast U.S./Japan Association?
Created in 1976 by former Georgia Governor George Busbee, the Southeast U.S./Japan Association ("SEUS/Japan") was established to promote trade, investment, understanding and friendship between Japan and the southeastern United States.

Member states include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and SEUS/Japan has a Japanese counterpart, the Japan-U.S. Southeast Association. Both memberships include top business leaders and government officials. An annual conference between the two associations is held on a rotational basis in Japan and the southeastern U.S.

Also on a rotational basis, each of the eight states serves as "Host and Co-Host State" for a two-year term and assumes leadership of SEUS/Japan during that period. Tennessee hosted the 2010 joint meeting and will serve as Co-Host through 2011.

The state of Georgia hosted the first annual joint meeting in Atlanta in 1976, once more in 1990, and most recently in 2004.

New! The SEUS-Japan 2012 conference will be held September 30-October 2, 2012 in Tokyo. Georgia, a charter member of the SEUS-Japan Alliance, is committed to this alliance as well as its relationships in Japan. Our economic development office located in Tokyo dates back to 1973 and is Georgia’s oldest international office. We are proud of the nearly 375 Japanese facilities located in our state. As we continue to celebrate Georgia’s ties with Japan, please make plans to join us for the 2012 conference. 

the 34th Annual Joint Meeting

The 34th annual joint meeting was held in Nashville, Tennessee, over three days from Sunday, October 17, to Tuesday, October 19, 2010. The event was co-chaired by Mr. Hiromasa Yonekura, Chairman of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., and Mr. Jack Bovender, Chairman of the Hospital Corporation of America.

For more information, see http://www.seusjapan2010.com. 

For more information about the Annual Joint Meeting of SEUS/Japan, please contact:

SEUS/Japan

Host Committee

Tel: +1 (615) 838-5631

info@seusjapan2010.com
www.seusjapan2010.com
 

Member States of the Southeast U.S./Japan Organization

	Alabama Hilda Lockhart Director, International Trade Division Alabama Development Office Tel: +1 (334) 242-0442 Hilda.lockhart@ado.alabama.gov
	Florida Dave Woodward Executive Director Florida Delegation, Southeast U.S./Japan Association, Inc. Tel: +1 (786) 235-8289 dwoodward@fl-seusjapan.org
	Georgia Kathe Falls Director, International Trade Georgia Department of Economic Development Tel: +1 (404) 962-4120 kfalls@georgia.org
	Mississippi Liz Cleveland Manager, International Trade Office Global Business Division, Mississippi Development Authority Tel: +1 (601) 359-3155 lcleveland@mississippi.org
	North Carolina Mr. David Rhoades Executive Director of Marketing North Carolina Department of Commerce Tel: +1 (919) 715-6556 drhoades@nccommerce.com
	South Carolina Clarke Thompson Director, Export Development & Foreign Relations South Carolina Department of Commerce Tel: +1 (803) 737-0438 cthompson@SCcommerce.com
	Tennessee Lori Odom Director of Asian Investment Department of Economic & Community Development Tel: +1 (615) 532-8895 lori.odom@state.tn.us
	Virginia Rick Richardson Director, Communications & Promotions Virginia Economic Development Partnership Tel: +1 (804) 545-5802 rrichardson@yesvirginia.org   Mary Kay Land Office Manager Tel: +1 (804) 545-5800 mland@yesvirginia.org
	Japan/U.S. Southeast Association Tel: +81-03-5543-5090 info@seus-japan.org

Related Links

U.S./Japan Alliance homepage

Embassy of Japan in the United States of America 

Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta

Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Japan Information Network 

Japan-American Society of Georgia

Japanese Chamber of Commerce