*EPF208 02/19/2002
Fact Sheet: 2002 U.S.-Japan Private Sector/Government Commission
(Commission seeks to integrate work on economic issues) (350)

Following is the text of a White House fact sheet on the membership of the U.S.-Japan Private Sector/Government Commission for the year 2002:

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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

February 19, 2002

FACT SHEET:

2002 U.S.-Japan Private Sector/Government Commission

The United States and Japan today announced the membership of the U.S.-Japan Private Sector/Government Commission for the year 2002. The Commission, made up of U.S. and Japanese government and private sector representatives, was launched in June 2001 by President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi as an integral feature of the U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership for Growth. The aim of the Commission is to more fully integrate the U.S. and Japanese private sectors into the economic work of the two governments. As the United States and Japanese Governments work together to tackle a range of difficult economic issues, the private sector is in a unique position to offer its expertise and recommendations.

The Commission is scheduled to have its inaugural meeting in the Tokyo area in the spring and will address the following topics: "Creating an Environment for Sustainable Growth: Raising Productivity and Corporate Revitalization."

Participants for each side were selected by their respective governments. Below are the private sector members:

U.S. Private Sector Participants

Allen H. Alley
Chairman, President, and CEO
Pixelworks

Christopher K. Kay
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Toys R Us

Byron R. Kelley
President
El Paso Energy International

James C. Morgan
Chairman and CEO
Applied Materials

Koichi Nishimura
Chairman, President, and CEO
Solectron

T. Timothy Ryan, Jr.
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan

John A. Thain
President and COO
Goldman Sachs

Japanese Private Sector Participants

Motoshige Itoh
Professor, Faculty of Economics
The University of Tokyo
Nobuyuki Koga
Executive Vice
President, Member of the Board
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

Fujio Mitarai
President and CEO
Canon Inc.

Kenji Miyahara
Chairman
Sumitomo Corporation

Yoshihide Munekuni
Chairman
Honda Motor Co., Ltd

Taizo Nishimuro
Chairman
Toshiba Corporation

Keiji Tachikawa
President and CEO
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

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