Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka

U.S. Consulate Fukuoka
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LocationJapan
Address2-5-26 Ohori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Coordinates33°35′17.1″N 130°22′22.9″E / 33.588083°N 130.373028°E / 33.588083; 130.373028
Consul GeneralChuka Asike
Websitejp.usembassy.gov/en/

The Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka (Japanese: 在福岡米国領事館) is a consular post of the United States in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The consulate has a public relations division called the Fukuoka American Center.[1]

Currently it is the only U.S. consulate in Kyushu,[2] but for about 80 years from the late Tokugawa period to the start of the Pacific War, the consulate was located in Nagasaki instead of Fukuoka.[3]

History

In August 1950 a U.S. consular post was opened in Daimyo-cho, Fukuoka City. This post was moved to a famous white building known as the "White House" in Tenjin, Fukuoka City, in March 1952. On April 28, 1952, following the enforcement of the Treaty of San Francisco, it was established as the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka. The first Principal Officer was Owen J. Zurhellen. It moved to Ōhori in October 1960, and remains there to this day.[4]

Principal Officer

Term Name Start Date End Date Notes
1 Owen J. Zurhellen Jr. March 1950 September 1953 [5]
2 James V. Martin Jr. 1953 1955 [5]
3 Richard Middleton Herndon 1956 1960 [5]
4 Richard Wilson Petree June 1960 August 1963 [5]
5 Thomas P. Shoesmith September 1963 August 1966 [5]
6 Toshio George Tsukahira August 1966 November 1968 [5]
7 Gerard M. Sutton March 1969 July 1970 [5]
8 James H. Ashida September 1970 September 1972 [5]
9 Karl Spence Richardson September 1972 June 1976 [5]
10 David A. Pabst September 1976 July 1979 [5]
11 Craig G. Dunkerley August 1979 July 1981 [5]
12 Marilyn A. Myers August 1981 July 1983 [5]
13 Richard A. Morford August 1983 July 1986 [5]
14 Stephen W. Kennedy August 1986 August 1989 [5]
15 Evans J. R. Revere August 1989 August 1992 [5]
16 Donald Yamamoto July 1992 June 1995 [5]
17 Jason Hyland June 1995 June 1998 [5]
18 Kevin K. Maher June 1998 July 2001 [5]
19 Woo Chan Lee July 2001 July 2004 [5][6]
20 Joyce S. Wong July 2004 July 2007 [5]
21 Margot J. Carrington August 2007 July 2010 [5]
22 Jason R. Cubas August 2010 May 2013 [5]
23 Yuriy R. Fedkiw September 2013 July 2016 [5]
24 Joy Michiko Sakurai August 2016 July 2019 [7][8]
25 John C. Taylor August 2019 June 2022 [9][10][11]
26 Chuka Asike July 2022 Present [12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Fukuoka American Center | EducationUSA
  2. ^ Japan | USEmbassy.gov
  3. ^ History of the U.S. Consulate in Nagasaki | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan
  4. ^ History of the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan Archived April 14, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "List of Principal Officers at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  6. ^ An announcement on the appointment of alternate director of China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited
  7. ^ Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka as of March 2, 2019
  8. ^ Oita Prefecture Photo Album – July 5, 2019
  9. ^ Principal Officer John C. Taylor – U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka
  10. ^ Principal Officer John C. Taylor – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan
  11. ^ John C. Taylor's departure from the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka – Nagasaki Economic Research Institute
  12. ^ Chuka Asike – Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka
  13. ^ Chuka Asike – Principal Officer to the U.S. Consulate Fukuoka – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan