On Friday, February 21, the Foreign Minister’s Commendation Ceremony for Kumi Alderman, Executive Director of the Asian Culture Center of Tennessee, was held at the official residence of the Consul-General of Japan in Nashville.
The purpose of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation is to honor individuals and organizations that have made particularly significant contributions to the promotion of friendly relations between Japan and other countries through their activities in various fields of international relations, and to ask the public at large to further understand and support their activities.
Consul-General Watanabe presented Ms. Alderman with a certificate of commendation in recognition of her contributions to mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and the State of Tennessee and between Japan and the United States through the Knox Asian Festival and other cultural activities.
The Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville expresses its deepest respect for Ms. Alderman’s achievements in the region.
