United States Ambassador to Japan

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J. Thomas Schieffer, U.S. Ambassador to Japan
J. Thomas Schieffer, U.S. Ambassador to Japan
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Since the opening of Japan by Commodore Matthew Perry, in 1854, the United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Japan, except for the 10 year period following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war on Japan by the United States.

The United States maintains an embassy in Tokyo with consulates general in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Naha.

The current US Ambassador to Japan is John Thomas Schieffer who was nominated by President Bush on January 21, 2005 and confirmed by the Senate on March 17. Schieffer presented his credentials to the Emperor of Japan on April 11, 2005. He replaced Ambassador Howard Henry Baker, Jr. who announced his intention to retire from foreign service in December 2004.

[edit] Chiefs of Mission to Japan

Minister Resident

  1. Townsend Harris (Presented credentials, November 5, 1859-Presented recall, April 26, 1862)
  2. Robert Pruyn (Presented credentials, May 17, 1862-Left Japan, April 28, 1865)
  3. Chauncey Depew (commissioned during a recess of Senate; declined appointment)
  4. Robert Van Valkenburgh (Presented credentials, May 4, 1867-Presented recall, November 11, 1869)
  5. Charles De Long (Presented credentials, November 11, 1869-promoted to Envoy)

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

  1. Charles De Long (Presented credentials, June 9, 1872-Farewell address, October 7, 1873)
  2. John Bingham (Presented credentials, October 7, 1873-Presented recall, July 2, 1885)
  3. Richard B. Hubbard (Presented credentials, July 2, 1885-Presented recall, May 15, 1889)
  4. John Swift (Presented credentials, May 15, 1889-Died at post, March 10, 1891)
  5. Frank Coombs (Presented credentials, June 13, 1892-Presented recall, July 14, 1893)
  6. Edwin Dun (Presented credentials, July 14, 1893-Presented recall, July 2, 1897)
  7. Alfred Buck (Presented credentials, June 3, 1898-Died at post, December 4, 1902)
  8. Lloyd Griscom (Presented credentials, June 22, 1903-Left Japan, November 19, 1905)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

  1. Luke E. Wright (Presented credentials, May 26, 1906-Left Japan, August 13, 1907
  2. Thomas O'Brian (Presented credentials, October 15, 1907-Left post, August 31, 1911
  3. Charles Page Bryan (Presented credentials, November 22, 1911-Left post, October 1, 1912
  4. Larz Anderson (Presented credentials, February 1, 1913-Left Japan, March 15, 1913
  5. George Guthrie (Presented credentials, August 7, 1913-Died at post, March 8, 1917
  6. Roland Morris (Presented credentials, October 30, 1917-Left Japan, May 15, 1920
  7. Charles B. Warren (Presented credentials, September 24, 1921-Left Japan, January 28, 1922
  8. Cyrus Woods (Presented credentials, July 21, 1923-Left Japan, June 5, 1924
  9. Edgar Bancroft (Presented credentials, November 19, 1924-Died at Karuizawa, July 27, 1925
  10. Charles MacVeagh (Presented credentials, December 9, 1925-Left Japan, December 6, 1928
  11. William Castle, Jr. (Presented credentials, January 24, 1930-Left Japan, May 27, 1930
  12. W. Cameron Forbes (Presented credentials, September 25, 1930-Left Japan, March 22, 1932
  13. Joseph Grew (Presented credentials, June 14, 1932-Mission terminated, December 8, 1941 (The American declaration of war following the attack on Attack on Pearl Harbor severed American diplomatic ties with Japan)
  14. Robert D. Murphy (Presented credentials, May 9, 1952-Relinquished charge, April 28, 1953 (Diplomatic relations were reestablished on April 28, 1952 with Ambassador Murphy in charge pending presentation of his letter of credence)
  15. John M. Allison (Presented credentials, May 28, 1953-Left post, February 2, 1957)
  16. Douglas MacArthur II (Presented credentials, February 25, 1957-Left post, March 12, 1961)
  17. Edwin Reischauer (Presented credentials, April 27, 1961-Left post, August 19, 1966)
  18. U. Alexis Johnson (Presented credentials, November 8, 1966-Left post, January 15, 1969)
  19. Armin H. Meyer (Presented credentials, July 3, 1969-Left post, March 27, 1972)
  20. Robert Stephen Ingersoll (Presented credentials, April 12, 1972-Left post, November 8, 1973)
  21. James D. Hodgson (Presented credentials, July 19, 1974-Left post, February 2, 1977)
  22. Mike Mansfield (Presented credentials, June 10, 1977-Left post, December 22, 1988)
  23. Michael Armacost (Presented credentials, May 15, 1989-Left post, July 19, 1993)
  24. Walter Mondale (Presented credentials, September 21, 1993-Left post, December 15, 1996)
  25. Thomas S. Foley (Presented credentials, November 19, 1998-Left post, April 1, 2001)
  26. Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (Presented credentials, July 5, 2001-Farewell address, February 17, 2005)
  27. John Thomas Schieffer (Presented credentials, April 11, 2005-Current)

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