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Stanford Professor to Receive 'Order of Rising Sun' From Japanese Government

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stanford University Professor Daniel I. Okimoto, a partner at Sterling Stamos Capital Management, L.P., will receive "The Order of the Rising Sun" from the Japanese government to honor his contribution to promote American-Japanese relations. The honor will be presented by Mr. Makoto Yamanaka, Consul General of Japan at the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco on June 7, 2007. Other recipients of this year's award include Kofi Anan, the former Secretary General of the United Nations, and Norman Mineta, the former U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Created in 1875 by Emperor Meiji, past recipients include former Secretary of Defense William Perry.

Dr. Okimoto is currently the Chairman of both the Global Research Institute and the Asia Strategy Group at Sterling Stamos. He is also a professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University and the Director Emeritus and Co-Founder of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia/Pacific Research Center at Stanford University.

In learning of the award, Dr. Okimoto said, "I have tried throughout my life to promote understanding between the United States and Japan. I am truly humbled to receive this very prestigious award."

Sterling Stamos Capital Management L.P. is a private investment firm that manages more than $4 billion in assets on behalf of high net worth individuals and institutional investors globally. Founded in 2002, Sterling Stamos invests in alternative and traditional assets-absolute return, fixed income, public equity, real assets, and private equity. The firm has offices in New York, New York, Menlo Park, California, and Tokyo, Japan.

The mission of the Sterling Stamos Global Research Institute is to advance understanding of issues in the global political economy, especially the impact of macroeconomic and geo-strategic developments in Asia, and explore the application of this knowledge to the investment and philanthropic sectors.

The Asia Strategy Group was created to establish both a physical presence and a strong network of strategic partnerships with leading financial institutions in Japan and the emerging economies of Asia. This group and the establishment of Sterling Stamos Capital Management -- Japan, K.K. are part of the firm's focus on the Asia-Pacific region for future investment and philanthropic activity and growth.