Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka

The Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka () 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.Fukuoka American Center | EducationUSA

Currently it is the only U.S. consulate in Kyushu,Japan | USEmbassy.gov 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.History of the U.S. Consulate in Nagasaki | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan

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.History of the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan

Principal Officer

Term Name Start date End date Notes 1 Owen J. Zurhellen Jr. March 1950 September 1953 2 James V. Martin Jr. 1953 1955 3 Richard Middleton Herndon 1956 1960 4 Richard Wilson Petree June 1960 August 1963 5 Thomas P. Shoesmith September 1963 August 1966 6 Toshio George Tsukahira August 1966 November 1968 7 Gerard M. Sutton March 1969 July 1970 8 James H. Ashida September 1970 September 1972 9 Karl Spence Richardson September 1972 June 1976 10 David A. Pabst September 1976 July 1979 11 Craig G. Dunkerley August 1979 July 1981 12 Marilyn A. Myers August 1981 July 1983 13 Richard A. Morford August 1983 July 1986 14 Stephen W. Kennedy August 1986 August 1989 15 Evans J. R. Revere August 1989 August 1992 16 Donald Yamamoto July 1992 June 1995 17 Jason Hyland June 1995 June 1998 18 Kevin K. Maher June 1998 July 2001 19 Woo Chan Lee July 2001 July 2004An announcement on the appointment of alternate director of China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited 20 Joyce S. Wong July 2004 July 2007 21 Margot J. Carrington August 2007 July 2010 22 Jason R. Cubas August 2010 May 2013 23 Yuriy R. Fedkiw September 2013 July 2016 24 Joy Michiko Sakurai August 2016 July 2019Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka as of March 2, 2019Oita Prefecture Photo Album – July 5, 2019 25 John C. Taylor August 2019 June 2022Principal Officer John C. Taylor – U.S. Consulate in FukuokaPrincipal Officer John C. Taylor – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in JapanJohn C. Taylor's departure from the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka – Nagasaki Economic Research Institute 26 Chuka Asike July 2022 June 2025Chuka Asike – Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in FukuokaChuka Asike – Principal Officer to the U.S. Consulate Fukuoka – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan |- ! 27 | Virsa Perkins | July 2025 | Present

See also Japan–United States relations Embassy of the United States, Tokyo

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