Takeso Shimoda
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Preceded byRyūji Takeuchi
Succeeded byNobuhiko Ushiba
BornApril 3, 1907
Tokyo, Japan
DiedJanuary 22, 1995 (aged 87)
Tokyo, Japan
Takeso Shimoda | |
|---|---|
下田 武三 | |
| Japanese Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 28 June 1967 – September 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Ryūji Takeuchi |
| Succeeded by | Nobuhiko Ushiba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1907 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | January 22, 1995 (aged 87) Tokyo, Japan |
Takeso Shimoda (下田 武三, Shimoda Takezō; 3 April 1907 – 22 January 1995) was a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States and a justice in the Supreme Court of Japan.
Shimoda served as vice foreign minister (a bureaucratic appointment) within the Japanese Foreign Ministry.[1]
He was involved in the revision of the 1951 Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.[2]
Shimoda served as ambassador to the United States from 28 June 1967 until September 1970.[3] He was a signatory of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on 3 February 1970.[4]
From 12 January 1971 until 2 April 1977, he served as a justice in the Supreme Court of Japan.[5]
