James D. Winslow

James is Senior Director, Government Affairs, of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA). In addition to monitoring macroeconomic trends and geopolitical developments, Mr. Winslow is responsible for directing SCOA’s political advocacy efforts at the federal level. In his present role, Mr. Winslow serves as a liaison between Sumitomo Corporation’s global network of offices and the U.S. federal government, international financial institutions, and public policy organizations. Mr. Winslow is a member of the Conference Board’s Government Relations Executive Council; he is an active member of the Global Business Alliance’s Trade, Investment, and Lobbying committees; and he represents SCOA on various National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) task forces. In addition to his work with SCOA, Mr. Winslow is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Rock Creek Foundation for Mental Health, Inc.; the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chester County Respite Network (CCRN); and in 2007, he Co-founded the Salute Military Golf Association (SMGA), an organization devoted to bringing the rehabilitative benefits of the game of golf to post-9/11 wounded and injured veterans; he currently serves as SMGA’s President. Mr. Winslow received his Bachelor's Degree (1987) from The George Washington University, and his Masters of Business Administration (1991) in the area of Finance and Investments from The George Washington University.

August 8, 2025

Thought of the Week  As I mentioned last week, Congress is currently on its month-long August recess; coincidentally, yesterday marked the 200th day of Donald Trump’s presidency. Rather than focusing on putting out daily policy-related fires, Congressional recesses typically allow government affairs types time to sit back and contemplate some of the grander questions we

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August 1, 2025

Last week, I was able to escape the swamp-like conditions of Washington, D.C., and trade them for the near perdition-like temperatures of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. There, I visited our Steel Summit subsidiary and made my way to Nashville for The Conference Board’s quarterly Government Relations Executive Council meeting.

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June 20, 2025

When I first joined SCOA years ago, there was an orientation program that included an introduction to Japanese culture and a starter series on Japanese business terminology. I credit those early lessons with teaching me how to deliver my business card in Japanese and providing me with insight into the very different ways Americans and Japanese approach the world around them.

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Lobbying Rep. Van Duyne (R-TX)

June 13, 2025

This week, D.C. felt like D.C. Not the D.C. of the last five years, but the D.C. BC (before Covid). My metro rides to and from work were crowded; there was a line at Subway for my Wednesday guilty pleasure—the Meatball Marinara “Meal of the Day;” and downtown happy hours on outdoor patios spilled into the sidewalks.

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