Japanese Ambassador Visits IHMEC

On Monday, June 14^th, His Excellency Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador of Japan to the United States visited the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.  Ambassador Fujisaki was joined by his wife, Mrs. Yoriko Fujisaki.  The Consul General of Japan in Chicago, Mr. George Hisaeda, and his wife, Mrs. Midori Hisaeda, also accompanied the Ambassador. 

Mr. Fujisaki has served as Ambassador of Japan to the United States since June 2008.  A distinguished career diplomat, Mr. Fujisaki previously served in Jakarta, Paris, London, and as Japan’s Ambassador to the United Nations.

Ambassador Fujisaki’s visit highlights the ongoing partnership between the Museum and the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago. 

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