# Jason Hyland > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jason_Hyland > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jason_Hyland.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Hyland > Source revision: 1320598570 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Jason P. Hyland** is Senior Advisor at Dentons Global Advisors - Albright Stonebridge Group and based in Tokyo, Japan.[1] He was previously President & Representative Officer of MGM Resorts Japan LLC[2][3] and a former American diplomat who served as the acting [United States Ambassador to Japan](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Japan). He was deputy to Ambassador [Caroline Kennedy](/source/Caroline_Kennedy) and assumed the position of [Charge d'Affaires](/source/Charge_d'Affaires) upon her departure on January 18, 2017,[4] until July 31, 2017. As Deputy Chief of Mission for the [United States Embassy in Tokyo, Japan](/source/Embassy_of_the_United_States,_Tokyo), Hyland was involved in the organization of President [Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama)'s May 2016 historic visit to [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) and attended the ceremony.[5] He wrote about his impressions of the event in his blog in the US Embassy's *American View* online magazine.[6] He has previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission of [US Embassy Canberra](/source/US_Embassy_Canberra), [Australia](/source/Australia), and [US Embassy Baku](/source/US_Embassy_Baku), [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan); as Director of the Office of South Central European Affairs; and as Special Assistant for East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the [US Department of State](/source/US_Department_of_State). He arrived in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) on June 30, 2014, to assume his duties as Deputy Chief of Mission, following his assignment as Foreign Policy Advisor for the [Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa](/source/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_%E2%80%93_Horn_of_Africa).[7][8] He has lived and worked in Asia for more than 18 years.[9] He received a Group Superior Honor Award from the Department of State for serving on the first Embassy team that entered Kobe in February 1995 to assist after the [Great Hanshin earthquake](/source/Great_Hanshin_earthquake).[10] Hyland was born in [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) and raised in New York and [California](/source/California). His late mother, [Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Hyland](/source/Elizabeth_Ann_%22Betty%22_Hyland), was an author. He obtained his AB in History from the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California,_Berkeley), and also studied at the [National War College](/source/National_War_College) (Master of Science in National Security Strategy), [The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy](/source/The_Fletcher_School_of_Law_and_Diplomacy) (Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy), and the [Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies](/source/Inter-University_Center_for_Japanese_Language_Studies).[11] He was also Visiting Foreign Scholar at the [University of Tokyo](/source/University_of_Tokyo), from 1994 to 1995. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy appointed him Senior Strategic Fellow in September 2017.[12] He became a Member of the Board of Overseers of [Temple University, Japan Campus](/source/Temple_University,_Japan_Campus) in March 2018.[13] He is fluent in Japanese, and proficient in Ukrainian and other languages.[citation needed][vague] Hyland is the recipient of numerous US Department of State awards, including the Superior Honor Award, Meritorious Honor Award and Sinclaire Language Award.[14][15] He received both the Superior Honor Award and Expeditionary Service Award for his contributions as Provincial Reconstruction Team Leader in Mosul, Iraq, 2007-2008.[16] ## References 1. ["About Us | Albright Stonebridge Group"](https://www.albrightstonebridge.com/team/jason-hyland) 1. ["Stocks"](https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201708081440PR_NEWS_USPRX____LA60963-1&ex=true&ticker=JMH:IN). *[Bloomberg News](/source/Bloomberg_News)*. 24 May 2023. 1. ["Home"](https://www.mgmresorts.co.jp/). *mgmresorts.co.jp* 1. ["Our Ambassador"](https://jp.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/). U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170518043350/https://jp.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/) 18 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 May 2017. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy left post on January 18, 2017, and Jason P. Hyland has taken on duties as [Charge d'Affaires](/source/Charge_d'Affaires) ad interim. 1. Harris, Gardiner (27 May 2016). ["At Hiroshima Memorial, Obama Says Nuclear Arms Require 'Moral Revolution'"](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/world/asia/obama-hiroshima-japan.html). *The New York Times* 1. ["Hiroshima Notebook"](http://amview.japan.usembassy.gov/en/president-obama-in-hiroshima/). 31 May 2016. 1. ["Deputy Chief of Mission Joseph M. Young | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan"](https://jp.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/dcm/). *jp.usembassy.gov*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20190504120718/https://jp.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/dcm/) 2019-05-04 at the Wayback Machine. 1. ["CJTF - Hoa"](https://www.hoa.africom.mil/story/7841/foreign-policy-advisorrsquos-experience-knowledge-vital-to-cjtfhoa-mission) 1. ["The Japan News"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025329/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003845709). Archived from [the original](http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003845709) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-04. 1. ["Remembering the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995"](https://amview.japan.usembassy.gov/en/great-hanshin-earthquake/). 16 January 2017. 1. ["IUC Winter 2014 Newsletter"](https://web.stanford.edu/dept/IUC/cgi-bin/media-spotlight/newsletter-docs/IUCNewsletter.fall.2014.pdf). Retrieved 2023-08-12. 1. ["Former Chargé d'Affaires Jason Hyland Joins Fletcher as Senior Strategic Fellow | Tufts Fletcher School"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170923194425/http://fletcher.tufts.edu/Alumni/Fletcher-News-Flash/93053515B3884F0DAE2AF324B00DC3CF.aspx). *fletcher.tufts.edu*. Archived from [the original](http://fletcher.tufts.edu/Alumni/Fletcher-News-Flash/93053515B3884F0DAE2AF324B00DC3CF.aspx) on 2017-09-23. 1. file:///Users/TokyoiMac/Desktop/Board%20of%20Overseers%20-%20Temple%20University,%20Japan%20Campus.htm 1. ["INTERVIEW | EMBASSY « ACCJ Journal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160425051606/https://journal.accj.or.jp/interview-embassy-2/). Archived from [the original](https://journal.accj.or.jp/interview-embassy-2/) on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2017-01-02. 1. ["Past Sinclaire Award Winners"](http://www.afsa.org/past-sinclaire-award-winners) 1. ["Defense.gov News Article: Provincial Reconstruction Team Chief Sees Steady Progress in Mosul"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170930032729/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47250). Archived from [the original](http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47250) on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-11-04. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jason Hyland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Hyland) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Hyland?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.