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Kenichirō Sasae

Ken'ichirō Sasae
佐々江 賢一郎
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Japanese Ambassador to the United States
Assumed office
2012
Preceded by Ichirō Fujisaki
Personal details
Born (1951-09-25) September 25, 1951 (age 65)
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 Japanese diplomat and the current Japan's ambassador to the United States. 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. 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. 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


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