List of ambassadors of Japan to the United States
Incorporates translated material from the corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article
The Ambassador of Japan to the United States (駐アメリカ日本大使or駐米日本大使) has existed since 1860, interrupted by disagreements and wars during World War II.
Shinsuke J. Sugiyama is the current Japanese ambassador to the United States, having presented his credentials on March 28th, 2018.
Special Charge d'Affaires
- Arinori Mori, 1870-1872
- Saburō Takagi, 1872-1873
- Jirō Yano, 1873-1874
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Kiyonari Yoshida, 1874-1882
- Munenori Terashima, 1882-1884
- Ryūichi Kuki, 1884-1888
- Viscount Munemitsu Mutsu, 1888-1890
- Gōzō Tateno, 1891-1894
- Shin'ichirō Kurino, 1894-1896
- Tōru Hoshi, 1896-1898
- Jutarō Komura, 1898-1900
- Baron Kogorō Takahira, 1900-1906 (1st time)
Ambassador
- Viscount Shūzō Aoki, 1906-1908
- Baron Kogorō Takahira, 1908-1909 (2nd time)
- Viscount Kōsai Uchida, 1909-1911[1]
- Viscount Sutemi Chinda, 1912-1916
- Aimaro Satō, 1916-1918
- Viscount Kikujirō Ishii, 1918-1919
- Baron Kijūrō Shidehara, 1919-1922
- Masanao Hanihara, 1922-1924
- Tsuneo Matsudaira, 1924-1928
- Katsuji Debuchi, 1928-1934
- Hiroshi Saitō, 1934-1939
- Kensuke Horinouchi, 1938-1940
- Kichisaburō Nomura, 1941-1944
- Saburō Kurusu, 1941-1945
- No representation during Allied occupation of Japan (1945-1952)
- Eikichi Araki, 1952-1953
- Sadao Iguchi, 1954-1956
- Masayuki Tani, 1956-1957
- Kōichirō Asakai, 1957-1963
- Ryūji Takeuchi, 1963-1967
- Takesō Shimoda, 1967-1970
- Nobuhiko Ushiba, 1970-1973
- Takeshi Yasukawa, 1973-1975
- Fumihiko Tōgō, 1975-1980
- Yoshio Ōkawara, 1980-1985
- Nobuo Matsunaga, 1985-1989
- Ryōhei Murata, 1989-1992
- Takakazu Kuriyama, 1992-1995
- Kunihiko Saitō, 1995-1999
- Shunji Yanai, 1999-2001
- Ryōzō Katō, 2001-2008
- Ichirō Fujisaki, 2008-2012[2]
- Ken'ichirō Sasae, 2012-2018
- Shinsuke J. Sugiyama, 2018-present
See also
References
- ↑ Mochizuki, Kotaro. Japan To-day. A Souvenir of the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition held in London, 1910. Tokyo: Liberal News Agency/Methodist Publishing House, 1910, p. 19.
- ↑ Sweet, Lynn. "Japan Amb. Fujisaki Hits Chicago: Speech, Gov. Quinn Meeting, Desiree Rogers Dinner." Chicago Sun-Times. June 13, 2010 Archived April 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine., accessed 2013-06-18; Staihar, Janet. "Japanese Ambassador to Retire." Georgetown Dish. September 20, 2012, accessed 2013-06-18.
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