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Aaron Rapport

University of Cambridge

News - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

In Memoriam: Aaron Rapport, Former International Security Program Research Fellow

| July 01, 2019

Dr. Aaron Rapport, a 2009–2010 International Security Program (ISP) research fellow, died peacefully in hospice on June 27, 2019 in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He had battled cancer for four years.

President Barack Obama walks with John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, at the White House in Washington, Friday, March 7, 2014.

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

News - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

John P. Holdren Receives Japan's Order of the Rising Sun

| May 22, 2019

The Government of Japan has announced that its prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star will be awarded to John P. Holdren, Co-Director of the Belfer Center's Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and former Assistant to the President for Science and Technology during the Obama administration. Holdren will receive the award for his "contributions to strengthening relations between the two countries in science and technology."

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talk together at the start of their talks at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, December 6, 2016.

(Kimimasa Mayama/Pool Photo via AP)

News - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Ash Carter Receives Japan's Order of the Rising Sun Award

| May 22, 2019

The Government of Japan has announced that its prestigious Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun will be awarded to Ashton B. Carter, Belfer Center Director and former Secretary of Defense.  The award recognizes his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and the United States in the areas of security and defense.