Ambassador To Japan
Warren served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan between 1921-1922. His arrival was eagerly anticipated in the context of up-coming Washington Conference on Far Eastern matters and armaments. Kaneko KentarÅ (Harvard '98), Privy Councilor to the Emperor, and President of the America-Japan Society of Tokyo presided at a formal dinner in honor of the newly arrived Ambassador Warren; and he expressed the hope that the Washington Conference would be a golden opportunity to clear away any misunderstandings and to speak frankly about Japan's aspirations.
Not all of Warren's activities were limited to conventional Tokyo events. Following the usual Thanksgiving Day celebrations in 1922, Ambassador Warren and his two sons traveled to Korea, Manchuria and Peking; and this unremarkable trip was reported in the New York Times.
In late January 1923, Ambassador Warren took took leave of the Empress before departing his post in Tokyo. In addition to Foreign Minister Uchida and Prince Tokugawa, the recently appointed Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Masanao Hanihara, was at the Imperial Palace reception.
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