Kenichirō Sasae

Ken'ichirō Sasae
佐々江 賢一郎
Japanese Ambassador to the United States
In office
2012–2018
Preceded by Ichirō Fujisaki
Succeeded by Shinsuke Sugiyama
Personal details
Born (1951-09-25) September 25, 1951
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Alma mater University of Tokyo (B.L. in 1974)
Profession Diplomat

Kenichiro Sasae (佐々江 賢一郎, Sasae Ken'ichirō) is a retired Japanese diplomat who served as Japan's ambassador to the United States from 2012 - 2018.[1]

Career

Sasae served as Deputy Director-General of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was representative of Japan during the six-party talks to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.[2][3][4] On 19 August 2012, as Vice Foreign Minister, Sasae stated that the protests made by China are "unacceptable" and voiced regret over anti-Japanese protests in China.[5][6] In 2013 Sasae attended the National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment annual conference on Disasters and Environment: Science, Preparedness, and Resilience, in Washington DC.

References

  1. ↑ Sasae, Kenichiro (November 27, 2012). "Appointed Ambassador Sasae's Opening Statement at his Inaugural Press Conference". Embassy of Japan. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ↑ ABC News: ABC News
  3. ↑ "Capital Circle".
  4. ↑ Xinhua - English
  5. ↑ 陈薇 (2012-08-20). "日本拒绝中方抗议称中国保钓者登岛在先". 环球时报. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  6. ↑ "中国抗议日人登钓岛 日本不接受". BBC中文网. 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

after=Shinsuke Sugiyama

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Ichirō Fujisaki		 Japanese Ambassador to the United States
2012-2018		 Incumbent
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