Japanese Finance Adviser Kuroda to Speak at JHU SAIS

Haruhiko Kuroda, special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi and former vice finance minister for international affairs, will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Thursday, 10/16 at 12:30 p.m.

Kuroda will speak about "Japan's Economic Recovery and Structural Reforum" at this event hosted by the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at SAIS.

Until earlier this year, Kuroda was the top financial negotiator of Japan. Most recently, he has been involved in the series of currency market interventions intended to stem the yen's appreciation against the dollar. In the aftermath of the Asian economic crisis, he shaped the foundations of the $30 billion Miyazawa Initiative-Japan's effort to rescue the crisis-hit Asian economies.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Rome Auditorium, located at 1617 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, Members of the public should RSVP to [email protected].

Members of the media who want to cover this event should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].