Kenichiro Sasae (佐々江 賢一郎, Sasae Ken'ichirō) is a retired Japanese diplomat who served as Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2010 - 2012 and Japan's ambassador to the United States from 2012 - 2018.^[1] He is currently President of the Japan Institute of International Affairs.^[2]

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Ken'ichirō Sasae
佐々江 賢一郎
Japanese Ambassador to the United States
In office 2012–2018
Preceded by	Ichirō Fujisaki
Succeeded by	Shinsuke J. Sugiyama
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-25) September 25, 1951 (age 72) Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tokyo (B.L. in 1974)
Profession	Diplomat

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Sasae joined the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April 1974 and served in a number of key diplomatic positions dealing with Japan's foreign policy toward Asia, including as Director of the Northeast Asia Division and Director-General of the Asian and Oceania Affairs Bureau.^[3] He served as the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs from August 2010 until his appointment as Japanese ambassador to the United States in September 2012.

Sasae served as Deputy Director-General of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was representative of Japan during the six-party talks to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.^[4][5][6] On 19 August 2012, as Vice Foreign Minister, Sasae stated that the protests made by China are "unacceptable" and voiced regret over anti-Japanese protests in China.^[7][8]

• Tikehau Capital, Member of the International Advisory Board^[9]