About the Southeast U.S./Japan Association
Created in 1976, the Southeast U.S./Japan Association ("SEUS/Japan") was established to promote trade, investment, understanding and friendship between Japan and member states of the southeast U.S. Member states of SEUS/ Japan are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia and include delegates from both the private and public sectors.
SEUS/Japan has a Japanese counterpart, the Japan-U.S. Southeast Association. The Japanese organization's membership includes Japan's 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. North Carolina hosted the last U.S. joint meeting in Raleigh in 2008 and in Charlotte in 1994.
2009 SEUS/Japan preliminary program
To attend the Southeast U.S./Japan Annual Joint Meeting, you must be selected as a delegate to the conference by one of the member jurisdictions in the two associations.
For additional information about becoming a North Carolina delegate, contact:
David Rhoades
Branding and Interactive Media Director
North Carolina Department of Commerce
(919) 715-6556
Fax: (919) 733-9299
seus@nccommerce.com
For out-of-state residents interested in attending the conference, contact your state's SEUS/Japan coordinator:
Alabama
Hilda Lockhart
Director, International Trade Division
Alabama Development Office
(334) 242-0442
Fax: (334) 353-1330
hilda.lockhart@ado.state.al.us
Florida
Dave Woodward
Executive Director
Florida Delegation, Southeast U.S./Japan Association, Inc.
(786) 235-8289
Fax: (786) 206-1441
dwoodward@fl-seusjapan.org
Georgia
Kathe Falls
Director, International Trade
Georgia Dept. of Economic Development
(404) 962-4120
Fax: (404) 962-4121
kfalls@georgia.org
Mississippi
Liz Cleveland
Manager, Global Division
Mississippi Development Authority
(601) 359-3155
Fax: (601) 359-3605
lcleveland@mississippi.org
South Carolina
Clarke Thompson
Senior International Trade Specialist
South Carolina Department of Commerce
(803) 737-0438
Fax: (803) 806-3508
cthompson@SCcommerce.com
Tennessee
Lori Odom
Director of International Investment
Department of Economic & Community Development
(615) 532-8895
Fax: (615) 741-5829
lori.odom@state.tn.us
Virginia
Roy Dahlquist
International Investment Manager
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
(804) 545-5762
Fax: (804) 545-5801
rdahlquist@yesvirginia.org
Mary Kay Land
Office Manager
(804) 545-5800
Fax: (804) 545-5801
mland@yesvirginia.org
Japan
Japan/U.S. Southeast Association
O27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo, 104-8260, Japan
+81-03-5543-5090
Fax: +81- 03-5543-5933
info@seus-japan.org
Related Links
Embassy of Japan
Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta
Consulate-General of Japan in Miami
Consular Office of Japan in Nashville
Information on the 32nd annual conference, held in October, 2008, at the new Raleigh Convention Center, can be found here. Aproximately 540 business and government leaders from Japan and the southeastern United States convened in Raleigh, offering a rare opportunity to build relationships with key international leaders across a wide spectrum of business and industry.
Presentations from the conference are available for download here.
Photos from the conference can be viewed and purchased here.