Kenichiro Sasae

Kenichiro Sasae
佐々江賢一郎
Japanese Ambassador to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office
2012
Preceded by Ichirō Fujisaki
Personal details
Born September 25, 1951
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Nationality Japan
Profession Diplomat

Kenichiro Sasae (佐々江賢一郎 Sasae Ken'ichirō) is the current Japanese Ambassador to the United States.[1] He was Deputy Director-General of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 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][5] On 19 August 2012, as Vice Foreign Minister, Kenichiro Sasae expressed that the protests made by China are "unacceptable" and voiced regret over anti-Japanese protests in China.[6][7] The National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment has announced that he will attend the 13th Annual NCSE Conference: Disasters and Environment: Science, Preparedness, and Resilience Conference in Washington, DC on January 5, 2013. Disasters and Environment: Science Preparedness and Resilience

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. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/02/09/ap3412537.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Xinhua - English
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "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.

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