On Thursday, January 31, 2025, GFJC Executive Director Dr. Ken Furton, along with Dr. Dee Mills, Dr. Julian Mendel, Dr. Patrick Roman, and Dave Sylvester, met with Mr. Yusuke Kanazawa, a Global Government-to-Government Partnership (G3P) Fellow, to showcase GFJC’s capabilities, provide an overview of the BJA Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative, and share ideas and knowledge. As a current (March 2024-March 2025) Fellow, Mr. Kanazawa’s work with government agencies, think tanks, associations, businesses, and academics focuses on drug enforcement in the U.S. At the conclusion of his fellowship, he will prepare a policy paper based on this research, which may impact Japan’s drug enforcement policies and procedures.
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The Global Government to Government Partnership (G3P) https://meridian.org/programs/g3p/ is a professional exchange program administered by the U.S. Department of State in cooperation with Meridian International Center, a nonpartisan center for diplomacy founded in 1960 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. G3P offers current and future international leaders the opportunity to experience the richness and diversity of American political, economic, social, and cultural life through carefully designed exchanges that reflect participants' professional interests and public diplomacy objectives. Throughout the course of 3-12 months, the G3P Fellowship includes a professional training program, language courses, and cross-cultural opportunities.
In 2024, GFJC partnered with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to build an academic-based program designed to train law enforcement officers on how to collect, preserve and test illicit drugs in the field. The 45-minute online course is available for free to any agency that may benefit from this training. Learn more about the training course, free only for first responders.