Visit to Purdue University
㰀倀㸀㰀䈀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀伀渀 一漀瘀攀洀戀攀爀 㜀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀 䤀 瘀椀猀椀琀攀搀 倀甀爀搀甀攀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 in West Lafayette, Indiana, a most impressive昀愀挀琀 眀愀猀 氀攀愀爀渀攀搀⸀ 倀甀爀搀甀攀 椀猀 渀漀眀 栀漀洀攀 琀漀 猀漀洀攀 4,500 foreign students, which is the second氀愀爀最攀猀琀 昀漀爀攀椀最渀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀 戀漀搀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 States and accounts for more than 10% of倀甀爀搀甀攀ᤀ猠 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 㠀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀 愀爀攀 from India, 680 from China, 500 from Korea愀渀搀 㠀㔀 昀爀漀洀 䨀愀瀀愀渀⸀ 䤀 眀愀猀 焀甀椀琀攀 猀甀爀瀀爀椀猀攀搀 to learn that some countries have as many愀猀 琀攀渀 琀椀洀攀猀 洀漀爀攀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀 愀琀 倀甀爀搀甀攀 琀栀愀渀 Japan. In the near future, I hope that even洀漀爀攀 䨀愀瀀愀渀攀猀攀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀 眀椀氀氀 挀栀漀漀猀攀 倀甀爀搀甀攀 for their higher education.㰀倀㸀㰀䈀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀吀栀攀 瀀甀爀瀀漀猀攀 漀昀 洀礀 瘀椀猀椀琀 眀愀猀 琀漀 猀瀀攀愀欀 漀渀 䄀猀椀愀ᤀ猠 political transition before Purdue’s Krannert䜀爀愀搀甀愀琀攀 匀挀栀漀漀氀 漀昀 䴀愀渀愀最攀洀攀渀琀⸀ 䤀渀 洀礀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀Ⰰ while the recent developments on the Korean倀攀渀椀渀猀甀氀愀 愀渀搀 䨀愀瀀愀渀ᤀ猠 攀渀最愀最攀洀攀渀琀 椀渀 渀漀爀洀愀氀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 talks with North Korea are welcome, I indicated琀栀愀琀 漀渀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀攀 琀漀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀 䄀猀椀愀 in a realistic manner and not become too攀甀瀀栀漀爀椀挀⸀ 吀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 攀渀挀漀甀爀愀最椀渀最 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 in East Asia is the genuine partnership between䨀愀瀀愀渀 愀渀搀 匀漀甀琀栀 䬀漀爀攀愀⸀ 吀栀攀 琀甀爀渀椀渀最 瀀漀椀渀琀 came when President Kim Dae Jung visited䨀愀瀀愀渀 椀渀 一漀瘀攀洀戀攀爀 㤀㤀㠀⸀ 吀栀攀 瘀椀猀椀琀 氀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 foundation for a truly cooperative partnership,眀栀椀挀栀 挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀猀 最爀攀愀琀氀礀 琀漀 瀀攀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 猀琀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 in Asia. I also concluded that relations戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 䨀愀瀀愀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 愀渀搀 䌀栀椀渀愀 should be advanced on a plus-sum, rather琀栀愀渀 愀 稀攀爀漀ⴀ猀甀洀Ⰰ 戀愀猀椀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 䨀愀瀀愀渀ⴀ唀⸀匀⸀ alliance serving as the cornerstone. Following洀礀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 洀愀渀礀 眀椀搀攀ⴀ爀愀渀最椀渀最 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 from the faculty and students were fielded.⠀一漀琀攀㨀 吀栀攀 猀瀀攀攀挀栀 琀攀砀琀 椀猀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀椀猀 web page.)㰀倀 䄀䰀䤀䜀一㴀∀䨀唀匀吀䤀䘀夀∀㸀㰀䈀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀
The following day, I attended a most important攀瘀攀渀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 倀甀爀搀甀攀ⴀ䤀渀搀椀愀渀愀 昀漀漀琀戀愀氀氀 最愀洀攀⸀
The two teams, longtime state rivals, played昀漀爀 琀栀攀 伀愀欀攀渀 䈀甀挀欀攀琀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀
was particularly important since the Rose䈀漀眀氀 眀愀猀 愀琀 猀琀愀欀攀⸀ 䤀昀 倀甀爀搀甀攀 眀漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䈀漀椀氀攀爀洀愀欀攀爀猀
would head to Pasadena for the first time椀渀 ㌀㌀ 礀攀愀爀猀⸀ 倀爀椀漀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀Ⰰ 倀甀爀搀甀攀 倀爀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀
Martin Jischke hosted the President’s Council氀甀渀挀栀攀漀渀 昀漀爀 Ⰰ㔀 愀氀甀洀渀椀 愀渀搀 最甀攀猀琀猀⸀ 䜀漀瘀攀爀渀漀爀
Frank O’Bannon, who was recently reelected,漀昀昀攀爀攀搀 愀渀 椀渀猀瀀椀爀椀渀最 猀瀀攀攀挀栀 琀漀 戀漀琀栀 琀攀愀洀猀Ⰰ
thereby revealing his deft political ability.䤀 眀愀猀 椀渀琀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 愀猀 愀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 最甀攀猀琀⸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䈀㸀
The late afternoon game commenced just as琀栀攀 琀攀洀瀀攀爀愀琀甀爀攀 戀攀最愀渀 琀漀 昀愀氀氀⸀ 䔀瘀攀爀 昀愀椀琀栀昀甀氀Ⰰ
70,000 fans braved the cold to cheer their昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀 琀攀愀洀猀⸀ 䤀渀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䈀漀椀氀攀爀洀愀欀攀爀猀
won and will now play in the most celebrated挀漀氀氀攀最攀 戀漀眀氀 最愀洀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 刀漀猀攀 䈀漀眀氀⸀ 䌀漀渀最爀愀琀甀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀
to Purdue and best wishes for a victory in倀愀猀愀搀攀渀愀⸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀
㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀㰀䈀刀㸀
㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀㰀唀㸀䄀洀戀愀猀猀愀搀漀爀 愀渀搀 䴀爀猀⸀ 刀漀戀攀爀琀 䤀渀最攀爀猀漀氀氀㰀⼀唀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀
㰀倀㸀㰀䈀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀伀渀 一漀瘀攀洀戀攀爀 ㈀ Ⰰ 䄀洀戀愀猀猀愀搀漀爀 愀渀搀 䴀爀猀⸀ 刀漀戀攀爀琀
Ingersoll invited my wife and me for lunch.䄀洀戀愀猀猀愀搀漀爀 䤀渀最攀爀猀漀氀氀 椀猀 瘀攀爀礀 眀攀氀氀 欀渀漀眀渀 愀渀搀
highly respected in Japan, particularly for琀栀攀 䤀渀最攀爀猀漀氀氀ⴀ吀猀甀爀甀洀椀 䄀最爀攀攀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 爀攀洀愀椀渀猀
a key component of U.S.-Japan economic relations.䄀 氀椀昀攀氀漀渀最 䌀栀椀挀愀最漀愀渀Ⰰ 栀攀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 愀猀 琀栀攀 唀⸀匀⸀
Ambassador to Japan in the early 1970s following愀 搀椀猀琀椀渀最甀椀猀栀攀搀 挀愀爀攀攀爀 愀猀 琀栀攀 䌀䔀伀 漀昀 䈀漀爀最ⴀ圀愀爀渀攀爀
Corporation.
匀礀洀瀀漀猀椀甀洀 戀礀 䄀洀戀愀猀猀愀搀漀爀 圀愀氀琀攀爀 䘀⸀ 䴀漀渀搀愀氀攀㰀⼀唀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀
On November 28 and 29, Ambassador Walter䴀漀渀搀愀氀攀 栀漀猀琀攀搀 愀 猀礀洀瀀漀猀椀甀洀Ⰰ ᰀ匠攀挀甀爀椀琀礀 椀渀 the Midst of Change: A U.S.-Japan Alliance昀漀爀 琀栀攀 吀眀攀渀琀礀ⴀ䘀椀爀猀琀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀ᴀⰠ 愀琀 䴀愀挀愀氀攀猀琀攀爀 College in St. Paul.
㰀倀㸀㰀䈀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀吀栀攀 爀漀猀琀攀爀 漀昀 猀瀀攀愀欀攀爀猀 眀愀猀 愀 瘀攀爀椀琀愀戀氀攀 圀栀漀ᤀ猠 Who on Japan. During opening dinner on November㈀㠀琀栀Ⰰ 䠀椀猀 䔀砀挀攀氀氀攀渀挀礀 吀栀漀洀愀猀 䘀漀氀攀礀Ⰰ 唀⸀匀⸀ 䄀洀戀愀猀猀愀搀漀爀 to Japan, and His Excellency Shunji Yanai,䨀愀瀀愀渀攀猀攀 䄀洀戀愀猀猀愀搀漀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ were the keynote speakers. The next day,倀爀漀昀攀猀猀漀爀 䔀稀爀愀 嘀漀最攀氀 漀昀 䠀愀爀瘀愀爀搀 洀漀搀攀爀愀琀攀搀 a premier panel discussion. The panelists椀渀挀氀甀搀攀搀 䠀椀猀 䔀砀挀攀氀氀攀渀挀礀 夀甀欀椀漀 匀愀琀漀栀Ⰰ 䨀愀瀀愀渀攀猀攀 Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency䨀椀洀 匀愀猀猀愀爀Ⰰ 昀漀爀洀攀爀 唀⸀匀⸀ 䄀洀戀愀猀猀愀搀漀爀 琀漀 䌀栀椀渀愀Ⰰ Mr. Donald Oberdorfer, a prominent journalist愀渀搀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀Ⰰ 㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀㰀唀㸀吀眀漀 䬀漀爀攀愀猀Ⰰ㰀⼀唀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀 䐀爀⸀ 匀栀攀椀氀愀 匀洀椀琀栀Ⰰ 倀爀漀昀攀猀猀漀爀 漀昀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 Relations, Boston University, who has written攀砀琀攀渀猀椀瘀攀氀礀 漀渀 伀欀椀渀愀眀愀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䴀爀⸀ 䌀甀爀琀椀猀 䌀愀洀瀀戀攀氀氀Ⰰ former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense,眀栀漀 眀漀爀欀攀搀 搀椀爀攀挀琀氀礀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䨀愀瀀愀渀ⴀ唀⸀匀⸀ 匀攀挀甀爀椀琀礀 Alliance in the latter half of the 1990s.吀栀攀 栀椀最栀 氀攀瘀攀氀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀 椀氀氀甀洀椀渀愀琀攀搀 欀攀礀 aspects of our alliance. Ambassador Mondale戀攀猀琀 挀愀瀀琀甀爀攀搀 琀栀攀 攀猀猀攀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䨀愀瀀愀渀ⴀ唀⸀匀⸀ partnership. He said that when we work together最爀攀愀琀 琀栀椀渀最猀 挀愀渀 戀攀 愀挀挀漀洀瀀氀椀猀栀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀攀 must and will continue to work together.䤀渀 䨀愀渀甀愀爀礀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 氀漀最 漀渀琀漀 㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀㰀唀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀ 昀昀∀㸀㰀䄀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀栀栀栀⸀甀洀渀⸀攀搀甀∀㸀眀眀眀⸀栀栀栀⸀甀洀渀⸀攀搀甀㰀⼀䄀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀唀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀ⴀ㏿ 듿뜰쌰꼰∰㸀 甀渀搀攀爀 吀栀攀 䴀漀渀搀愀氀攀 䰀攀挀琀甀爀攀猀 漀渀 倀甀戀氀椀挀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 for a gist of the discussion.During the afternoon of November 29, Minnesota䜀漀瘀攀爀渀漀爀 䨀攀猀猀攀 嘀攀渀琀甀爀愀 椀渀瘀椀琀攀搀 䄀洀戀愀猀猀愀搀漀爀
Yanai and me for tea at his residence. Governor嘀攀渀琀甀爀愀 攀洀瀀栀愀猀椀稀攀搀 琀栀攀 最爀攀愀琀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀挀攀 漀昀
the Minnesota-Japan partnership. As one indication漀昀 栀椀猀 挀漀洀洀椀琀洀攀渀琀 琀漀 漀甀爀 挀漀漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 䨀愀瀀愀渀
was the first country the governor visited猀栀漀爀琀氀礀 愀昀琀攀爀 栀攀 愀猀猀甀洀攀搀 漀昀昀椀挀攀⸀ 伀甀爀 眀椀搀攀ⴀ爀愀渀最椀渀最
discussion explored ways to further to strengthen漀甀爀 瀀愀爀琀渀攀爀猀栀椀瀀⸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀
During the last 12 months, much has been愀挀挀漀洀瀀氀椀猀栀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀眀攀猀琀ⴀ䨀愀瀀愀渀 瀀愀爀琀渀攀爀猀栀椀瀀⸀
I look forward to even more achievements椀渀 琀栀攀 一攀眀 夀攀愀爀⸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!