Brief reflections on global affairs, leadership, faith, and cross-cultural experience.
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Happy New Year
May peace prevail in 2026! Happy New Year to all!
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Leadership – Advancing U.S.-Japan Relations
Looking toward 2026, I was inspired to engage with future Japanese leaders at the prefectural and municipal levels, including a Vice Governor, a Prefectural Assembly Member and son of the current Prime Minister, and a Mayor, all focused on advancing U.S.โJapan relations at the grass roots level.
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With Faith and Persistence – Faith Memoir Out
Excited to announce the publication of my new book, six years after my first. With faith and persistence all things are possible! God bless. Available via Amazon here.
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Lessons from One of America’s Greatest Diplomats
Honored to connect with Ambassador Bill Burns, a statesman who brought decency and dignity to the practice of diplomacy โ and carried those same values with him as Director of the CIA. One of the greatest American diplomats of the modern era, he has masterfully bridged diplomacy and intelligence, earning bipartisan respect while remaining asContinue reading →
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Freedom of Speech
๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐. It’s not just a right – it’s the ability to ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐. In the ๐.๐. (๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐๐):“Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble…”This protection is ๐๐จ๐ซ๐Continue reading →
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Japan and Immigration
Honored to spend time with 40-year China analyst, former CSIS Japan Fellow, and PhD in social engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Dr. Arai Takashi and his wife on immigration issues in Japan and the integration of foreign communities in Kanagawa Prefecture. Dr. Arai participated in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development heldContinue reading →
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Sharing the calories but not the cost
One of the best things about being a father is your son has to share his ice cream with you because you’re the one paying for it.
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Swinging High Towards Heaven
Amid market swings outdoor swings offer a different breath of richness. Both can be thrilling. But only one is God’s playground where the soul forgets gravity, and joy returns to its purest, wind swept form.
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Supporting Arizonans and Federal Workers Who Serve the Public Good Daily. Thank you!
Thank you, Senator Kelly, for your steadfast support of Arizonans, for recognizing the vital contributions of federal employeesโboth Foreign Service Officers and Civil Servantsโin safeguarding our nation, and for your continued dedication to public service. ใฑใชใผไธ้ข่ญฐๅกใซๅฟใใๆ่ฌ็ณใไธใใพใใใขใชใพใๅทๆฐใธใฎๆบใใใชใใๆฏๆดใ็ฑณๅฝๅคไบคๅฎใใใณๅ ฌๅๅกใซใใๅฝๅฎถๅฎๅ จไฟ้ใธใฎ้่ฆใช่ฒข็ฎใใ่ช่ญใใใ ใใใใใซๅ ฌๅ ฑใตใผใในใธใฎ็ถ็ถ็ใชใๅฐฝๅใซใๆทฑใๆฌๆใ่กจใใพใใไปๅพใจใๅฎใใใ้กใ่ดใใพใใ
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Combatting Alzheimer’s
Georgetown and their neuroscience department is engaging in innovative research to measure brain waves in an effort to create a low-cost sports headband for everyday use at home to identify sleep problems. The goal is to use this to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease. Most home-use sleep monitoring is based on the movement ofContinue reading →