Japan-U.S.Educational Commission

The Japan-United States Educational Commission (JUSEC)

With the conviction that people exchanges are the most effective means to promote world peace, the late Senator J. William Fulbright presented a bill before the U.S. Congress to create an educational exchange program and in 1946 the Fulbright Program was established. The Governments of Japan and the United States signed an agreement to establish an educational exchange program between the two countries in 1951 and with funding from the U.S. Government the United States Educational Commission Japan was established in 1952. However, in 1979 the Japanese Government decided to share the costs to administer this program and on December 24 the Japan-United States Educational Commission was established in order to promote mutual understanding between Japan and the United States through the Fulbright Program.

Basic Facts about JUSEC
Name	The Japan-United States Educational Commission
Secretariat Location	#207 Sanno Grand Building, 2-14-2 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014
Telephone Number	03-3580-3231 (Information)
Fax Number	03-3580-1217
Establishment	December 24, 1979
Mission	The promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the U.S. through the administration of educational exchange programs.
Activities	Fulbright Exchange and Grant Program Educational Advising Fulbright Alumni Activities Public relations
Board Members	10 members (5 Americans and 5 Japanese: 2 government representatives and 3 private sector members from each country)
Secretariat Staff	15 Specialists