Kenichirō Sasae

Ken'ichirō Sasae
佐々江 賢一郎
Japanese Ambassador to the United States
In office
2012–2018
Preceded byIchirō Fujisaki
Succeeded byShinsuke J. Sugiyama
Personal details
Born (1951-09-25) September 25, 1951
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo (B.L. in 1974)
ProfessionDiplomat

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. He is currently President of the Japan Institute of International Affairs.