Ambassador Hagerty Visits the Black Ship Festival in Shimoda
Ambassador Bill Hagerty took part in the 79th Black Ship Festival, a celebration of U.S.-Japan friendship that commemorates the arrival of Admiral Perry and his…
Ambassador Hagerty Talks Trade at Annual CEO Council
Appearing on stage May 15 at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, Ambassador Bill Hagerty said Japan and the U.S. are moving rapidly toward a…
Celebrating Asia Pacific American Heritage in May
May is Asia Pacific American Heritage Month. The month of May was chosen in honor of the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the…
Meet Mike Pompeo, the New Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo was sworn in as the 70th Secretary of State on April 26, 2018. The Secretary is the President’s chief foreign affairs adviser, and…
State Department Releases Annual Human Rights Report
The 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices document the status of human rights and worker rights in nearly 200 countries and territories around the…
Celebrate Earth Day – April 22
On April 22, we observe the 48th annual Earth Day. This Earth Day, we highlight the importance of both environmentally sound waste management and the…
President Donald J. Trump’s Summit Meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
On April 17-18 at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held their sixth meeting, and third major summit, and affirmed their…
President Trump and Prime Minister Abe Meet in Mar-a-Lago, Florida
Meeting with Prime Minster Shinzo Abe at the Mar-a-Lago retreat for two days of talks, President Trump said the United States and Japan are “very…
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in April!
Jazz Appreciation Month was created at the National Museum of American History in 2002 to celebrate the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz for the…
Travelers! Apply for ESTA Using the Official Website
All travelers who are traveling to the United States without a visa for temporary business or pleasure under 90 days are required to apply for…
Strengthening International Ties at the Old Ball Game
The baseball season has just begun in both Japan and the United States. Ambassador Bill Hagerty enjoyed opening day at the Tokyo Dome together with…
Easter Traditions in America
This year on Sunday, April 1, many Americans will celebrate Easter – the oldest and most important holy day of the Christian calendar. Easter commemorates…
Women Who Stood Up to Power
Meet eight women whose tenacity and acts of courage have changed the course of history through their nonviolent resistance to tyranny and injustice. As Nobel…
America’s First Self-made Female Millionaire
Watch this short video to learn about Madam C.J. Walker, an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist at the turn of the 20th century. She started…
Meet the 2018 International #WomenofCourage
The 2018 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award recipients have been announced. These 10 women will be honored during a March 23 ceremony…
Ambassador William “Bill” Hagerty IV Remarks to Workers During Visit to the Fukushima Da
March 16, 2018 On Friday, March 16, 2018, U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty visited the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant for the first…
Top Shots: Pyeongchang Paralympics
ShareAmerica is featuring new photos each day from the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Check regularly as the photo gallery grows. ShareAmerica photo gallery
Remembering 3.11 Disasters on the Seventh Anniversary
March 11 marks the seventh anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. On behalf of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan, Ambassador Bill Hagerty…
