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<div align="center"><strong><span
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Katsutoshi Kawano</span></strong><span
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<div align="center"><span
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(Ret) Japanese Navy<br>
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<div align="center"><span
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of Staff Joint Staff<br>
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<div align="center"><span
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Self-Defense Forces<br>
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<div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:굴림">Virtual</span></em><br>
<span style="font-family:굴림">Address</span><br>
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<font face="Helvetica, sans-serif">March 16,
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</font><font size="4" face="BrixSansLight, serif"><span><span
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<font face="Arial,sans-serif">We are pleased
to share with you that Katsutoshi Kawano </font></span></span><font
face="Arial,sans-serif"><span><span
style="font-size:12pt"></span></span><span><span
style="font-size:12pt">will address the
virtual <em>ICAS</em> Spring Symposium<em>
Libertas </em>on March 16 2023 600 PM -
730 PM EDT Washington DC. </span></span></font></font><font
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</font><font face="Arial Unicode MS"><font
face="Arial,sans-serif">ADM Katsutoshi Kawano
(Retired) is former Chief of Staff, Joint
Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces. A graduate
of National Defense Academy with a bachelor's
degree in Mechanical Engineering, Katsu was
commissioned as a surface warfare officer in
1979. He earned a master's degree in
lnternational Relations from Tsukuba
University in 1990. ADM Kawano is also a
graduate of Command and Staff Course at the US
Naval War College. The ADM's career as a
surface warfare officer includes assignments
aboard JS Haruna, JS Shrrane, and JS Oyodo as
Commanding Officer from August 1992 toAugust
'1993. His fleet command assignments include
Commander, Escort Division 3; Commander,
Escort Flotilla 3; Commander, Mine Warfare
Force; Commander Fleet Escort Force; and,
Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet prior
to assuming his post as Chief of Staff, Japan
Maritime Self-Defense Force on 26 July 2012.
Some of the most notable responsibilities he
has held ashore are Director General,
Administration Department MSO; Director
General, Operations and Plans Department MSO;
and Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff. ADM
Kawano had served as the 5th Chief of
Staff,Joint Staff from Olctober 14, 2014 until
his retirement on Apri1 1,2019. </font><span
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