Ichirō Fujisaki
Ichirō Fujisaki | |
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| Japanese Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ryozo Kato |
| Succeeded by | Kenichiro Sasae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1947 Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Spouse | Yoriko |
| Children | Two |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Ichiro Fujisaki (藤崎 一郎, Fujisaki Ichirō; born July 10, 1947) is a Japanese diplomat who was the Japanese Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2012.[1] He was previously the Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations and to the World Trade Organization.[2]
Biography
Fujisaki was born in Kagoshima Prefecture. He attended junior high school in Seattle, Washington as an exchange student in the 1960s.[3][4] He graduated from Keio Jr. High and Keio High School. He received a degree in economics from Keio University. He then attended Stanford University Graduate School, department of political science.
Fujisaki entered the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969.[5] Over the course of his diplomatic career, Fujisaki served as director-general of the North American Affairs Bureau in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and overseas in Jakarta, London, and Paris.[3] In his capacity as Deputy Foreign Minister, he served as personal representative of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the G8 summit from 2002 to 2005.[6]
He is now a guest professor at Keio University.
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Notes
- ^ University, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown. "Ichiro Fujisaki". berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "President and Deputy Chairman | About NPI | Nakasone Yasuhiro Peace Institute (NPI)". www.iips.org. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Ross (September 16, 2010), "The Conversation (Interview with Ichiro Fujisaki)", KUOW.org, archived from the original on July 27, 2011, retrieved March 13, 2011
- ^ "US-Japan Relations Disrupted? Former Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki's Perspective". Foster Blog. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "Bloomberg -- Ichiro Fujisaki". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "Ichiro Fujisaki - Chartwell Speakers Bureau". Expert Keynote and Motivational Speakers | Chartwell Speakers. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
External links
Media related to Ichiro Fujisaki at Wikimedia Commons