Employment
Masako was formerly employed by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she worked with her father, the Director General and prospective Vice Minister. During her career she met many world leaders, such as U.S. president Bill Clinton and Russian president Boris Yeltsin. She also took part as a translator in negotiations with the United States concerning superconductors.
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Famous quotes containing the word employment:
“What exercise is to the body, employment is to the mind and morals.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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