Saburo Kurusu

Japanese: 来栖三郎 - くるすさぶろう

1886-1954
A Showa-era diplomat born in Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from Tokyo Higher Commercial School (now Hitotsubashi University), he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As ambassador to Germany, he signed the Tripartite Pact between Japan, Germany, and Italy in 1940. In November 1941, he was appointed special ambassador by Togo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hideki Tojo Cabinet, to assist Ambassador Nomura Kichisaburo, who was in charge of Japan-U.S. negotiations, and traveled to the U.S., where he continued the negotiations until the outbreak of war.

Source: Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition About Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition

Japanese:

1886〜1954
昭和期の外交官
神奈川県の生まれ。東京高商（現一橋大学）卒業後，外務省に入る。駐独大使として1940年日独伊三国同盟に調印。'41年11月には東条英機内閣の東郷外相により日米交渉を進めていた野村吉三郎大使の補佐に当たる特派大使に任ぜられて渡米し，開戦まで交渉を継続させた。

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