Ryōzō Katō

Kato worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Japanese Government.A graduate of Tokyo University Faculty of Law and Yale Law School, he served his country in Australia, Egypt, and the United States, in addition to multiple global assignments within the Ministry in Tokyo.After serving as the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (1999–2001), he was appointed the Ambassador of Japan to the United States of America from 2001 to 2008.In 2007, Kato warned in the letter that Japanese-American relations could suffer serious, long-term harm if the House of Representatives passed Resolution 121.[citation needed] Kato became the Commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball in Tokyo in 2008.
Japanese Ambassador to the United StatesO-Ren IshiiIchirō FujisakiCommissioner of Japanese BaseballKatsuhiko KumazakiYurihonjōAmbassadorUnited StatesCommissionerNippon Professional BaseballJapanese-American relationsResolution 121Commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball2013 Nippon Professional Baseball seasonTsuneo WatanabeYomiuri ShimbunCommissioner of Baseball (NPB)