Office of the Historian

Directory

Secretaries of State of the United States:

  • Stimson, Henry L., March 5, 1929–March 4, 1933
  • Hull, Cordell, March 4, 1933–

United States Ambassadors in Japan:

  • Forbes, William Cameron, June 17, 1930–March 22, 1932
  • Grew, Joseph Clark, February 19, 1932–December 7, 1941

Prime Ministers of Japan:

  • Wakatsuki, Baron Reijiro, April 14, 1931–December 11, 1931
  • Inukai, Ki, December 13, 1931–May 15, 1932
  • Saito, Admiral Viscount Makoto, May 26, 1932–July 3, 1934
  • Okada, Admiral Keisuke, July 8, 1934–February 26, 1936
  • Hirota, Koki, March 9, 1936–January 23, 1937
  • Hayashi, General Senjuro, February 2, 1937–May 31, 1937
  • Konoye, Prince Fumimaro, June 4, 1937–January 4, 1939
  • Hiranuma, Baron Kiichiro, January 5, 1939–August 28, 1939
  • Abe, General Nobuyuki, August 30, 1939–January 14, 1940
  • Yonai, Admiral Mitsumasa, January 16, 1940–July 16, 1940
  • Konoye, Prince Fumimaro, July 22, 1940–October 16, 1941
  • Tojo, General Hideki, October 18, 1941–

Japanese Ministers for Foreign Affairs:

  • Shidehara, Baron Kijuro, July 2, 1929–December 11, 1931
  • Inukai, Ki, December 13, 1931–January 14, 1932
  • Yoshizawa, Kenkichi, January 14, 1932–May 16, 1932
  • Saito, Admiral Viscount Makoto, May 26, 1932–July 6, 1932
  • Uchida, Count Yasuya, July 6, 1932–September 14, 1933
  • Hirota, Koki, September 14, 1933–April 2, 1936
  • Arita, Hachiro, April 2, 1936–January 23, 1937
  • Sato, Naotake, March 3, 1937–May 31, 1937
  • Hirota, Koki, June 4, 1937–May 26, 1938
  • Ugaki, General Kazushige, May 26, 1938–September 30, 1938
  • Arita, Hachiro, October 29, 1938–August 28, 1939
  • Nomura, Admiral Kichisaburo, September 25, 1939–January 14, 1940
  • Arita, Hachiro, January 16, 1940–July 16, 1940
  • Matsuoka, Yosuke, July 22, 1940–July 16, 1941
  • Toyoda, Admiral Teijiro, July 18, 1941–October 16, 1941
  • Togo, Shigenori, October 18, 1941–September 1942

Japanese Ambassadors in the United States:

  • Debuchi, Katsuji, October 24, 1928–February 13, 1934
  • Saito, Hirosi, February 13, 1934–December 22, 1938
  • Horinouchi, Kensuke, December 22, 1938–October 20, 1940
  • Nomura, Admiral Kichisaburo, February 14, 1941–December 7, 1941