US-Japan Relations: Where are we going? - A talk by and discussion with Ambassador of Japan to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki

When
14 Feb 2011
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location
at MIT - Lucian Pye Conference Room (MIT E40-496) 1 Amherst St., Cambridge, MA

The MIT-Japan Program & Center for International Studies
are pleased to present
A talk by and discussion with
Ambassador of Japan to the United States
Ichiro Fujisaki

US-Japan Relations: Where are we going?

Monday, February 14, 2011
12:30-2:00pm
Lucian Pye Conference Room (MIT E40-496)
1 Amherst St., Cambridge, MA

Free and open to the general public. Light lunch provided

Ichiro Fujisaki has served as Ambassador of Japan to the United States since June 2008.He has served as the political minister of the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC, from 1995-99. As a diplomat, he has also served in Jakarta, Paris (OECD), and London. Prior to his current post, he served as Ambassador to the UN and to the WTO in Geneva. While there, he served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees). In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, he has held such posts as Deputy Director-General for Asian Affairs and Director-General for North American Affairs before being appointed as the Deputy Foreign Minister. He has also served as the Sherpa, or the personal representative, of the Prime Minister to G8 Summit meetings.

For more information contact Michelle Kern at the
MIT-Japan Program
617-258-8208
mkern@mit.edu

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