Ichiro Fujisaki
Ichiro Fujisaki
President, Nakasone Yasuhiro Peace Institute; President of America-Japan Society; former Japanese Ambassador to the United States
Ichiro Fujisaki was the Japanese Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2012. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969, serving as Deputy Director-General of the Asian Affairs Bureau (1994–95), Political Minister at the Japanese Embassy in the U.S. (1995–99), Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau (1999–2002), Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (2002–05), and Ambassador and permanent representative to the International Organizations in Geneva (2005–08). He is currently President of Nakasone Peace Institute and President of the America-Japan Society.