JICA President Tanaka Visited the United States
2025.10.09
From September 15 to 17, JICA President Tanaka Akihiko visited the United States, where he held meetings with representatives of international organizations and U.S.federal institutions, and participated in a dialogue event hosted by Center for Global Development (CGD).
1. Meetings with Representatives of Development Cooperation Organizations
President Tanaka also held discussions with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), focusing on the global development challenges, as well as the collaboration and outcomes of TICAD9 (The 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development). JICA and IMF reaffirmed their commitment to close cooperation in supporting resilient growth in developing countries, including those in Africa.
President Tanaka and the Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
In his meeting with Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg of the World Bank Group, they reflected on TICAD9, and exchanged views on promoting self-sustaining growth in developing countries, particularly in Africa. They also discussed enhancement of global knowledge, promotion of global health, access to energy, among other topics. Both sides agreed to further strengthen their cooperation to maximize development impact.
Meeting between President Tanaka and Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg
In addition, President Tanaka met with representatives from US institutions and think tanks including the Peace Corps, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and the Hudson Institute.
2. Dialogue Event with the Center for Global Development (CGD)
President Tanaka joined CGD President Rachel Glennerster in a dialogue event hosted by CGD titled “Rethinking the Role of Development Cooperation in a Time of Uncertainty: The View of JICA”.
During the event, President Tanaka emphasized the importance of adopting support approaches tailored to the specific circumstances of each country, especially under the current compounded crises. He highlighted JICA’s strength in operating multiple support schemes, with a particular focus on human capacity development to address diverse development challenges, including climate change. In doing so, JICA respects ownership of the partner countries.
He also underscored the need to demonstrate the tangible impact of development cooperation as a way of fostering understanding and trust between the peoples of both nations. Furthermore, he discussed that JICA is increasingly partnering with the private sector to catalyze its involvement, presenting a clear vision of the direction JICA aims to pursue in its development cooperation efforts.
Scene from the dialogue event
The recording is available at the following link:
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