January 24th 2021 O.A.

Foreign Minister’s Commendation

LA Nagoya Sister City Affiliation Chairperson, Teruko Weinberg received the 2020 Foreign Minister’s Commendation.

Japanese Foreign Minister annually commemorates organizations and individuals that contributed to the friendship between the
US/Japan.

Teruko Weinberg, chosen this year by the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Japan in LA, was born in Aichi prefecture in 1978.
She has been contributing to the Japanese American community in many ways, like starting a human resource company and bridging Japanese workers to various companies for 26 years.

She has especially worked hard as the chairperson for LA Nagoya Sister City Affiliation since 2013 and held many exchange programs and events.

In the 60th anniversary of the sister affiliation, she again contributed to the friendship of both countries by inviting LA Mayor Garcetti and Nagoya Mayor Kawamura to the event.
She was also appointed to Nagoya Tourism, Culture & Exchange Special Ambassador by Nagoya City in 2017.