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Membership

Welcome Message from theChairman

Chuck Robbins

Chief Executive OfficerCisco

As two of the world’s largest economies, the U.S. and Japan have a relationship that is veryimportant to each other as well as to global trade and economic development. Both countries areleaders in innovation and technology, and U.S. and Japanese companies play a major role asinvestors in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world.

The U.S.-Japan Business Council (USJBC), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, iscomprised of major U.S. companies that do business in Japan, and is the primary U.S.-basedbusiness organization that promotes strong economic ties between the two countries. Our coremission is to advance U.S.-Japan business and government ties, to identify and expand newopportunities, and to facilitate growth across sectors including digital economy, energy andinfrastructure, financial services, healthcare innovation, travel, tourism, and transportation.

The USJBC has a strong track record of advocating for policies that have helped transform the U.S.-Japan economic relationship, resulting in a partnership between the two economies that is

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cooperative, constructive, and serves as a model for cross-border business relationships across theAsia-Pacific region and beyond. As Chairman of the USJBC, I look forward to building on the longhistory of the Council, and will strive to forge new opportunities for innovation and cooperation inways that deliver growth and prosperity. I invite businesses of all sizes and sectors to join us toshare your vision, leadership, and international business experience to further the Council’s missionand expand two-way American business, trade and investment with Japan.

Chuck Robbins is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco. He assumed chairmanship of theUSJBC on November 4, 2016, following former USJBC chairman Dr. John Lechleiter, President,Chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company.

Board Members

Charles D. Lake IIPresident, Aflac InternationalChairman and RepresentativeDirector, Aflac Life InsuranceJapan Ltd. Seiji KiyoharaPresident, InternationalConsumer Services Japan &AsiaAmerican ExpressInternational Will ShafferPresident, Boeing JapanVice President, BoeingInternational

Lee WaiteRepresentative Director,President and CEOCitigroup Japan HoldingsCorporation

Ikuko EbiharaPresidentJohnson & Johnson K.K.

Enrique ConternoSenior Vice PresidentPresident, Lilly Diabetes andLilly USA

George TanasijevichPresident and Chief ExecutiveOfficer, Marina Bay Sands PteLtd

Eric ClurfainPresident and CEOMetLife Life Insurance K.K

Jim MurrenChairman and CEOMGM Resorts International

Alberto TamuraPresident & CEOMorgan Stanley JapanHoldings Co., Ltd.Morgan Stanley MUFGSecurities Co., Ltd.

Scott SleysterExecutive Vice President andChief Operating Officer,International BusinessPrudential Financial, Inc.

Kazuya OgawaChairmanZimmer Biomet G.K.

Myron A. BrilliantExecutive Vice President andHead of International AffairsU.S. Chamber of Commerce

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Members (as of December 2019)

3MAbbottAbbVieAdobeAflacAIGAirbnbAmerican Chamber ofCommerce in Japan (ACCJ)American ExpressAmgenAmway (Alticor, Inc.)Biotechnology IndustryOrganization (BIO)BoeingBoston ScientificCargill Inc.Caterpillar Inc.CelgeneCentrus Energy CorporationChevronCiscoCitiDelta Air Lines Inc.DowDuPontEli Lilly and Company

Exelon NuclearPartnersFacebookFedEx ExpressGeneral ElectricGilead SciencesGoogleHoneywellIBM CorporationIntelJohnson & JohnsonKKRLas Vegas SandsCorporationLennarLockheed MartinMasterCardMcLarty AssociatesMedtronic Inc.MerckMetLifeMGM ResortsInternationalMohegan Gaming &Entertainment

Morgan StanleyMylanNuSkinPfizer Inc.Pharmaceutical Research &Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)Philip Morris InternationalPolarisProcter & GamblePrudential Financial Inc.QualcommRaytheonRGA Reinsurance CompanyS&P GlobalTellurian Inc.Tyson Foods, Inc.UberUPSVarian Medical SystemsVisaWarner MediaXcoal Energy &ResourcesZimmer Biomet

Chairman's Circle Benefits include:

Seat on the Council's Board of Directors and priority access to Council's leadership;Leadership role in setting the strategic direction of the U.S.-Japan Business Council;Customized advocacy counsel to resolve trade and commercial issues with Japan;Opportunity to chair a sector-specific Working Group and set sector-specific advocacy goals;Priority invitations and leadership opportunities for briefings, bilateral meetings andconferences, and exclusive programs with senior Japanese and U.S. government officials;All corporate membership benefits listed below.

Corporate Member Benefits include:

Opportunities to engage in members-only events and trade missions;