Kenichirō Sasae

Japanese diplomat

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佐々江賢一郎

Japanese Ambassador to the United States In office
2012–2018Preceded byIchirō FujisakiSucceeded byShinsuke J. Sugiyama Personal detailsBorn (1951-09-25) September 25, 1951 (age 72)
Kurashiki, Okayama, JapanAlma materUniversity of Tokyo (B.L. in 1974)ProfessionDiplomat

Kenichiro Sasae (佐々江賢一郎, Sasae Ken'ichirō) is a retired Japanese diplomat who served as Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2010 - 2012 and Japan's ambassador to the United States from 2012 - 2018.^[1] He is currently President of the Japan Institute of International Affairs.^[2]

Career

Sasae joined the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April 1974 and served in a number of key diplomatic positions dealing with Japan's foreign policy toward Asia, including as Director of the Northeast Asia Division and Director-General of the Asian and Oceania Affairs Bureau.^[3] He served as the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs from August 2010 until his appointment as Japanese ambassador to the United States in September 2012.

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.^[4]^[5]^[6] 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.^[7]^[8]

Other activities

Tikehau Capital, Member of the International Advisory Board^[9]

References

^ Sasae, Kenichiro (November 27, 2012). "Appointed Ambassador Sasae's Opening Statement at his Inaugural Press Conference". Embassy of Japan. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ "Kenichiro SASAE". Paris Peace Forum. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
^ "peopple_Kenichiro_Sasae - PukiWiki". www2.jiia.or.jp. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
^ ABC News: ABC News
^ "Capital Circle". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
^ Xinhua - English
^ 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. Archived from the original on 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
^ "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.
^ International Advisory Board Tikehau Capital.