Ambassador Rahm-Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel was confirmed in a bipartisan vote as the 31st United States Ambassador to Japan on December 18, 2021. 

Previously, Ambassador Emanuel was the 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago, a position he held until May 2019. During that time, he made the critical choices necessary to secure Chicago’s future as a global capital.

As Mayor, the Ambassador added four years to a student’s education. He increased the school day by 75 minutes and added more than 200 hours to the school year, marking the largest single increase in educational time by any city and taking Chicago from having the least educational time of any large school district in the country to being on par with its peers. He implemented universal pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten for every Chicago child, and made Chicago the first city in America to provide free community college.

The Mayor’s comprehensive public safety strategy focused on expanded prevention programs for at-risk youth, smarter policing strategies, and empowering parents and communities to reduce violence. The Ambassador made it a priority to bring global companies to the city, helping Chicago to lead the U.S. in corporate relocations and foreign direct investment for seven consecutive years. His administration invested in infrastructure, public transportation, open space, and cultural attractions. From the $8.5 billion O’Hare International Airport modernization program that is cementing Chicago’s status as a global leader in travel, tourism, and trade to the development of the iconic 1.25-mile Chicago Riverwalk, the City’s investments are creating thousands of good-paying jobs and making Chicago a better place to live, work, and play.

Prior to becoming Mayor, from November 2008 until October 2010, Ambassador Emanuel served as President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff. In addition to being the President’s top advisor, the Ambassador helped the Obama administration secure the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Ambassador Emanuel was elected four times as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois’s 5th Congressional District (2002-2008). As Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Emanuel helped pass legislation to raise the minimum wage and authored the Great Lakes Restoration Act.

From 1993 to 1998, Ambassador Emanuel was a key member of President Bill Clinton’s administration, rising to serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Policy and Politics. During this time, Emanuel served as a legislative liaison to Congress and spearheaded efforts to pass several of President Clinton’s signature achievements, most notably the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, and the historic Balanced Budget Act, which created the Children’s Health Insurance Program that expanded health care coverage to 10 million children. The Ambassador also worked closely with President Joseph R. Biden Jr., then a U.S. Senator, to shepherd the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 through Congress.

As a former Senior Counselor at Centerview Partners and former Managing Director at Wasserstein Perella & Co., Emanuel brings a depth of financial experience to the post.

Ambassador Emanuel graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1981 and received a Master’s Degree in Speech and Communication from Northwestern University in 1985. He is married to Amy Rule, and they have three children.

U.S. Embassy Tokyo

The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo represents the United States in Tokyo, Japan. Along with consulates in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Naha, the Embassy provides assistance to American citizens and residents who live in Japan and issues visas to Japanese nationals, and legal residents in Japan who wish to visit or immigrate to the United States.

To maintain relations with other countries and international organizations, the United States has embassies and consulates around the world. Under the direction of the president, the Secretary of State is responsible for the overall coordination and oversight of activities of the US government in foreign countries. Representatives of overseas diplomatic representatives residing in various countries and overseas diplomatic representatives living in international organizations are ambassadors. The ambassador is regarded as the President ‘s personal representative, and with the Secretary of State, it supports the president’ s responsibilities under the Constitution in US diplomatic activities.

Staff are dispatched from other administrative agencies to most foreign diplomatic missions other than the State Department staff. Depending on overseas diplomatic establishments, the number of State Department staff is less than half. The State Department officials working at overseas diplomatic missions have government appointees, professional diplomats, and local staff who are based in the United States. The local officials are residents of the local people who are familiar with local languages and cultures and instead of American employees who are constantly changing, keep the continuity of the functions of the embassy. Some local staff are employed by other administrative organs.

Other administrative organizations that have representatives in overseas diplomatic missions include the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Justice (Immigration Naturalization Bureau, Drug Enforcement Bureau, Federal Bureau of Investigation) and the International Development Agency. Other administrative agencies also play an important role in leading the United States’ diplomatic activities to success and promoting the national interests of the United States.

 

 

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