is a Japanese diplomat who was the

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from 2008 to 2012. He was previously the Japanese Ambassador to the

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and to the

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Biography

Fujisaki was born in

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. He attended junior high school in

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as an exchange student in the 1960s. He graduated from Keio Jr. High and Keio High School. He received a degree in economics from

Keio University , abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Rangaku, Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becomi ...

. He then attended

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Graduate School, department of political science. Fujisaki entered the

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in 1969. Over the course of his diplomatic career, Fujisaki served as director-general of the North American Affairs Bureau in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and overseas in

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, and

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. In his capacity as Deputy Foreign Minister, he served as personal representative of Japanese Prime Minister

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to the G8 summit from 2002 to 2005. He is now a guest professor at

Ancestry

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External links

"New ambassadors named to U.S. and Britain" ''Japan Times'', April 2, 2008
1947 births Living people Ambassadors of Japan to the United States Permanent representatives of Japan to the World Trade Organization Keio University alumni Academic staff of Keio University People from Kagoshima Prefecture Stanford University alumni Itochu people {{Japan-diplomat-stub