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Future of Japan-U.S. Relations Subject of Consul General's Talk10:20AM / Thursday, October 22, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Masaru Tsuji, Consul General of Japan in Boston, will give a talk, "Japan's New Administration and the Future of Japan-U.S. Relations," on Tuesday, October 27, at 2:45 p.m. in Weston Hall, room 10 on the Williams College campus.
The talk is one in a series sponsored by the International Studies Colloquium.
Tsuji received his B.A. from the University of Tokyo and is a graduate of the Williams College Center for Economic Development. He entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978.
During his career at the Ministry, Tsuji has worked on a number of treaties, including the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty.
Before his arrival in Boston in February 2009, Tsuji was Director General for International Affairs at the Ministry of Defense. He was in charge of security and defense policy.
Prior to his assignment in the Ministry of Defense, he was Deputy Director General for Global Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a board member of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. During his career, he has held posts in Malaysia, Singapore, and Russia, and in Japan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. |
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