Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues. John Roos Read Quote
A successful entrepreneur can’t be afraid of failures or setbacks. An initial setback can be a great opportunity to take a new and more promising approach to any problem, to come back stronger than ever. John Roos Read Quote
I’m inspired by the example of Prime Minister Abe, who overcame many challenges after his first term as prime minister to successfully return to the highest office in Japan six years later, and is now hopefully leading Japan in an extremely promising direction. John Roos Read Quote
As an American, you appreciate the importance of our security alliance, the importance of the economic ties between our two countries, and while I knew of the two bonds between our two people, until I came here, I didn’t really appreciate how deep the people-to-people connections are between the American people and the Japanese people. John Roos Read Quote
My career was always about working with people, and understanding issues and problems and helping them to solve those issues and problems. How you deal with people – that’s what diplomacy is all about. So while I’m not a career diplomat, many of the skills I had seemed to directly translate into the diplomatic arena. John Roos Read Quote
As the U.S. ambassador to Japan, I see this challenge of our younger generations not knowing each other as well as the prior generations. John Roos Read Quote
What people often ask me is, ‘What are the ingredients of Silicon Valley?’ While the answer to that is complex, some of the ingredients I talk about are celebrating entrepreneurship, accepting failure, and embracing a mobile and diverse workforce. John Roos Read Quote
Direct flights facilitate business. They facilitate business-to-business collaborations. I think anything that makes it easier to bring two areas together is a significant benefit to deepening relations and connections. John Roos Read Quote
Growing up in California, I obviously knew about our deep connections with the Japanese. John Roos Read Quote
