Wednesday, September 8th – Dinner at the Annapolis Doubletree Hotel

Presentation by the Deputy Chief of Mission of Japan, Ambassador Tamaki Tsukada. 

Ambassador Tamaki Tsukada is the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, a post he assumed in September 2020. He will discuss the nature and value of US-Japan relations as seen from Japan’s perspective, how the situation in the Indo-Pacific is evolving, and its impact on the US.

Prior to his present position, he was Director General for Global Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Sous-Sherpa for G20 and G7, Chief Negotiator for Climate Change, and board member of several key international organizations. He joined the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1987 and worked in the areas of trade and overseas development assistance, among others. Foreign postings include London 1990-1992; Moscow 1999-2001; Geneva 2001-2004; New Delhi 2011-2014; and most recently Washington D.C. 2014-2017.

Ambassador Tsukada has a law degree from Tokyo University and a master’s degree in History from Oxford University. Born on November 23, 1964; he is an amateur flutist and a lover of chess, contract bridge, and math problem solving.