George Glass
U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Aaron D. Snipe
Deputy Chief of Mission
Yuki Kondo-Shah
Principal Officer – Sapporo
Anna Wang
Principal Officer – Nagoya
Andrew Ou
Consul General – Naha
Virsa Y. Perkins
Principal Officer – Fukuoka
Richard N. Larsen
Consul General – Osaka
Erik M. Jacobs
Chief of Staff
U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Ambassador Glass was confirmed by the Senate to be U.S. Ambassador to Japan on April 8, 2025. He previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Portugal from 2017 to 2021 during the first Trump Administration.
Deputy Chief of Mission
Aaron D. Snipe is a career member of the U.S. Department of State Senior Foreign Service. He is currently assigned as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Tokyo.
Principal Officer – Sapporo
Yuki Kondo-Shah has served as the Principal Officer in U.S. Consulate General Sapporo since August 2025.
Principal Officer – Nagoya
Ms. Anna Wang joined the State Department in 2011. Prior to her appointment to Consulate Nagoya in July 2024, Ms. Wang served as Political Unit Chief in the Office of Pakistan Affairs in the Bureau of South and Central Asia, where she managed the broad range of bilateral political issues.
Consul General – Naha
Andrew Ou assumed his current position as Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Okinawa, Japan on August 7, 2024, succeeding Matthew Dolbow.
Principal Officer – Fukuoka
Virsa Perkins is the Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka, Japan. She previously served as Chief of Staff in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs from 2024 to 2025.
Consul General – Osaka
Richard N. Larsen, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe, Japan.
Chief of Staff
Erik M. Jacobs is the Chief of Staff for U.S. Ambassador to Japan George E. Glass. Prior to joining Mission Japan, Jacobs was appointed as Senior Advisor in the Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR), where he advised State Department leadership on issues including energy security, critical minerals, en
George Glass
U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Aaron D. Snipe
Deputy Chief of Mission
Yuki Kondo-Shah
Principal Officer – Sapporo
Anna Wang
Principal Officer – Nagoya
Andrew Ou
Consul General – Naha
Virsa Y. Perkins
Principal Officer – Fukuoka
Richard N. Larsen
Consul General – Osaka
Erik M. Jacobs
Chief of Staff
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States
Marco Rubio
U.S. Secretary of State
President of the United States
Donald J. Trump serves as the 47th President of the United States. He also served as the 45th.
Vice President of the United States
JD Vance serves as the 50th Vice President of the United States.
U.S. Secretary of State
Marco Rubio serves as the 72nd United States Secretary of State.
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
Donald J. Trump serves as the 47th President of the United States. He also served as the 45th.
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States
JD Vance serves as the 50th Vice President of the United States.
Marco Rubio
U.S. Secretary of State
Marco Rubio
U.S. Secretary of State
Marco Rubio serves as the 72nd United States Secretary of State.
