Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka

U.S. Consulate Fukuoka
U.S. Consulate Fukuoka
Location	Japan
Address	2-5-26 Ohori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Coordinates	33°35′17.1″N 130°22′22.9″E / 33.588083°N 130.373028°E
Consul General	Chuka Asike
Website	jp.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]

References

^ Fukuoka American Center | EducationUSA
^ Japan | USEmbassy.gov
^ History of the U.S. Consulate in Nagasaki | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan
^ History of the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan Archived April 14, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^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.
^ An announcement on the appointment of alternate director of China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited
^ Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka as of March 2, 2019
^ Oita Prefecture Photo Album – July 5, 2019
^ Principal Officer John C. Taylor – U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka
^ Principal Officer John C. Taylor – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan
^ John C. Taylor's departure from the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka – Nagasaki Economic Research Institute
^ Chuka Asike – Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka
^ Chuka Asike – Principal Officer to the U.S. Consulate Fukuoka – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan

External links

U.S. Consulate Fukuoka Archived October 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka on Twitter
Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka on Facebook
Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka's channel on YouTube

[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

[List_of_Principal_Officers-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

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Principal Officer

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