Shinsuke J. Sugiyama

Sugiyama passed the official exam for foreign affairs in October 1976, enrolling in law school at Waseda University in March of the following year, but dropping out the next month to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.In 1978, he traveled to the United Kingdom to study English for two years at Oxford University.[1] His career as a diplomat has included a previous tour in Washington as well postings in Nigeria, Egypt and South Korea, along with a prior assignment to Washington from 1989 to 1992, when he was first secretary in the economics section of the Japanese embassy.[2] He pledged to work with American officials to resolve issues with North Korea, including the nation's nuclear arsenal and abductions of Japanese citizens.[4] As ambassador, he helped negotiate an agricultural trade pact with American officials.
His ExcellencyJapanese Ambassador to the United StatesShinzo AbeYoshihide SugaKenichirō SasaeKoji TomitaAichi PrefectureJapaneseWaseda UniversityMinistry of Foreign AffairsUnited KingdomEnglishOxford UniversityNigeriaSouth KoreaNorth KoreaDonald Trumpcomfort womenAnglicanTakeo Akiba