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Amb. Rahm Emanuel (U.S. Ambassador to Japan)
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United States Ambassador to Japan
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel was confirmed in a bipartisan vote as the 31st United States Ambassador to Japan on December 18, 2021.
Previously, Ambassador Emanuel was the 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago, a position he held until May 2019. During that time, he made the critical choices necessary to secure Chicago’s future as a global capital. Prior to becoming Mayor, from November 2008 until October 2010, Ambassador Emanuel served as President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff. From 1993 to 1998, Ambassador Emanuel was a key member of President Bill Clinton’s administration, rising to serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Policy and Politics.
Ambassador Emanuel graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1981 and received a Master’s Degree in Speech and Communication from Northwestern University in 1985.
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Ambassador in Town Park Cheol-hee, Ambassador of South Korea to Japan
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Ambassador in Town Paweł Milewski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland
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Ambassador in Town Ian G. McKay, Ambassador of Canada to Japan
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Ambassador in Town 【Special Edition】Leap of Trilateral Relationship: the influence to Indo-Pacific.
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Ambassador in Town Julia Longbottom, British Ambassador to Japan
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Ambassador in Town Sibi George, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Japan
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Ambassador in Town Ovidiu Dranga, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to Japan
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Ambassador in Town Amb. Teimuraz Lezhava (Georgia Ambassador to Japan)
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