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Beginning in 1854 with the use of gunboat diplomacy by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, the U.S. has maintained diplomatic relations with Japan, except for the ten-year period between the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (and the subsequent declaration of war on Japan by the United States) and the signing of the Treaty of San Francisco, which normalized relations between the United States and Japan.
Rahm Israel Emanuel (/ r ɑː m /; born November 29, 1959) [1] is an American politician and diplomat who most recently served as United States ambassador to Japan from 2022 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 2003 to 2009.
Along with consulates in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Naha, the embassy provides assistance to American citizens and residents who live in Japan and issues visas to Japanese nationals, and legal residents in Japan who wish to visit or immigrate to the United States. The current ambassador is Rahm Emanuel, who assumed office on March 25 ...
President-elect Trump on Monday named George Edward Glass as his pick for ambassador to Japan. “I am pleased to announce George Edward Glass as our next United States Ambassador to Japan ...
The U.S. Ambassador to Japan stressed Friday the importance of increased deterrence and his country’s commitment to the alliance with its key ally as he visited two southwestern Japanese islands ...
Sen. Bill Hagerty, a Tennessee Republican who previously served as US ambassador to Japan during the Trump administration, will attend, along with the current ambassador, Rahm Emanuel.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi welcomed the ambassador’s trip to the islands, saying it was “meaningful” for the ambassador to improve his understanding of Tokyo's efforts in reinforcing its security in the southwestern region, where additional military units and missile defense systems are being deployed.
Ambassador Background Assumed office Left office Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (with the rank of ambassador) Matthew Whitaker [29] PA Awaiting Senate Confirmation Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (with the rank of ambassador) Leandro Rizutto Jr. [30]