New US Ambassador Roos Arrives in Japan

The new US Ambassador to Japan, John V. Roos, accompanied by his wife Susie and their two children, Lauren and David, arrived in Japan on Wednesday, August 19. In his arrival statement, the Ambassador said that, coming from California's Silicon Valley, where nothing is impossible and the future is now, he sees that Japan embodies the same bold spirit, and that there is nothing that the U.S. and Japan cannot accomplish through cooperation. Ambassador Roos said he looks forward to traveling Japan widely and meeting as many people as possible, furthering the mutual goals and interests of the U.S.-Japan relationship. He said that he and his family very much look forward to making Japan their home during their stay.

Ambassador Roos was confirmed by the Senate on August 7 and was sworn as Ambassador this past Sunday, August 16, by Thelton E. Henderson, Senior Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of California, in ceremonies held in Hillsborough, California. (See the above photograph.)

The US Ambassador to Japan, together with the Japanese Ambassador to the US, serves as the Honorary Patron of the Japan-America Society of Washington DC. We are working with the American Embassy in Tokyo to set a date for Ambassador Roos to speak to our members during a future trip to Washington.