Kenichirō Sasae

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]

Ken'ichirō Sasae
佐々江 賢一郎
Japanese Ambassador to the United States
In office
2012–2018
Preceded byIchirō Fujisaki
Succeeded byShinsuke J. Sugiyama
Personal details
Born (1951-09-25) September 25, 1951
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo (B.L. in 1974)
ProfessionDiplomat

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Kenichiro SASAE". Paris Peace Forum. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. "peopple_Kenichiro_Sasae - PukiWiki". www2.jiia.or.jp. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. ABC News: ABC News
  5. "Capital Circle". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  6. Xinhua - English
  7. 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.
  8. "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.
  9. International Advisory Board Tikehau Capital.

after=Shinsuke Sugiyama

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Ichirō Fujisaki		 Japanese Ambassador to the United States
2012-2018		 Incumbent


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