
Howard H. Baker, Jr. - Ambassador to Japan 2001-2005
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Ambassador Baker's Farewell Message (2/18/05)- Ambassador Baker Notes Growing World Concern About North Korea (2/17/05)
- Ambassador Baker Receives ACCJ "Person of the Year" Award (1/27/05)
- Ambassador Baker Speaks at LDP 50th Anniversary Forum (1/24/05)
- Ambassador Baker Speaks at America-Japan Society's New Year Reception (1/24/05) [Photos]
U.S., Japan share challenges, ideal friendship: Ambassador Baker (1/21/05)- U.S. Commitment to Develop a Global Tsunami Warning System (1/20/05)
- Ambassador Baker Speaks at Japan Press Club (12/14/04)
The U.S. is a Great Place to Study: Ambassador Baker
(12/10/04)- Ambassador Baker Addresses America-Japan Society (11/12/04)
- Ambassador Baker Holds Nov. 8 Press Roundtable (11/8/04)
- Ambassador Baker Congratulates Ichiro for Record Number of Hits (10/1/04)
- Ambassador Baker Holds July 15 Press Roundtable (7/15/04)
Time for Japan to be Ambitious on Global Trade (7/11/04)
'Ron-Yasu' relationship model for Japan-U.S. ties (7/08/04)- Independence Day Greetings - 2004 (7/04/04)
- Ambassador Baker Speaks at Tokyo Human Trafficking Conference (6/23/04)
- Ambassador Baker Speaks at 10th Nikkei Forum on the Future of Asia (6/03/04)
Ambassador Baker extolls U.S.-Japan ties in Koizumi Cabinet e-magazine (3/25/04)- Ambassador Baker Addresses 177th Executive Luncheon Meeting at Okura Hotel (3/10/04)
Op-ed: Shared Risks, Shared Rewards (1/12/04)- Seasons' Greetings from Ambassador Baker (12/30/03)
- Ambassador Baker addresses Foreign Correspondents' Club (12/4/03)
- Ambassador Baker delivers Doshisha-Yomiuri Ambassadorial Lecture (10/7/03)
- Economic Reforms and U.S.-Japan Relations: Speech at the Symposium on Building the Finanical System of the 21st Century in Gotemba (10/4/03)
Public Statement on Sept. 11 Anniversary (9/11/03)- Ambassador Baker addresses cyber-security forum (9/10/03)
Cancun ministerial trade talks need active input from Japan (8/6/03)
Ambassador Baker says bank reforms could herald rosy future for Japan (8/6/03)- Ambassador Baker speaks at International Friendship Exchange Council (7/1/03)
Ambassador Baker speaks at Research Institute of Japan on U.S.-Japan ties (6/27/03)
Japan and the U.S. - The Path to Prosperity (5/17/03)- Ambassador Baker discusses North Korea on NHK (5/12/03)
Trilateral talks create hope for nuclear-free North Korea (5/5/03)
Let's help the Iraqi people (5/1/03)
What the Coalition Achieved in Iraq (4/25/03)- Ambassador Baker interviewed on Fuji TV (3/10/03)
Iraq's choice and U.S. resolve- Daily Yomiuri article (3/04/03)
Okinawa and the US-Japan Relationship(2/28/03)- Ambassador Baker explains U.S. Iraq policy on Japanese TV(2/26/03)
- New Security Challenges and U.S.-Japan Relations(2/10/03)
ODA is a vital diplomatic tool to fight terror(1/8/03)
Toward a tariff-free world(12/19/02)- Boldness and Cooperation Mark U.S.-Japan Relations: Ambassador Baker at Japan National Press Club(12/2/02)
Japan at the Gates of Reform: Ambassador Baker's speech to the Executive Morning Forum(10/31/02)- U.S.-Japan Ambassadorial Forum in Tokyo: U.S.-Japan Relations Post 9/11(10/24/02)
- Transcript: Ambassador Howard H. Baker Speech at Japan Center For Economic Research (JCER)(09/19/02)
U.S. grateful for Japan's support By Howard Baker(09/11/02)- Transcript: Remarks by Amb. Baker in Tokyo Sept. 10 - U.S. Thanks Japan for Its Antiterrorism Support(09/10/02)
- Ambassador Howard H. Baker Speech to International Christian University Autumn Matriculation Ceremony(09/03/02)
- Ambassador's speech at Chuo University, June 14, 2002(06/14/02)
Ambassador Baker's Remarks at the Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Reversion of Okinawa(05/19/02)
Byliner: Ambassador Baker on the Bush-Koizumi Summit Meeting(02/28/02)
Ambassador Baker Meets with MLIT's High-level Travel Industry Mission to the United States(02/27/02)- Byliner: Amb. Baker on U.S.-Japan Alliance, Counter-Terrorism(02/17/02)
- Transcript: Ambassador Baker Discusses Japanese Antiterrorism Efforts(01/29/02)
- Excerpts: Ambassador Baker Intrerview(01/01/02)
"The War on Terror" by Ambassador Howard H. Baker Jr.(12/03/01)- Statement by U.S. Ambassador Howard H. Baker, Jr. on the Death of Ambassador Mike Mansfield(10/05/01)
Ambassador Baker's Oct. 5 Remarks to Japan National Press Club(10/05/01)
A Worldwide Coalition Against Terror(09/26/01)- U.S. Thanks Japan for Support after Terrorist "Barbarism"(09/23/01)
- A Message to the American Community(09/21/01)
Friendship for the Next 50 Years by Ambassador Howard Baker(09/19/01)
Statement by Ambassador Howard H. Baker(09/15/01)- Ambassador Howard Baker Interview with NHK-TV(07/09/01)
Arrival Statement by Ambassador Howard Baker(07/03/01)
Howard Baker Sworn in as 38th U.S. Ambassador to Japan(06/26/01)- Transcript: Press Briefing Howard Baker at Foreign Press Center, Washington(05/30/01)
Nomination of Howard Baker, Jr. of Tennessee, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to JapanEXECUTIVE SESSION - (Senate - May 23, 2001)
Statement of Howard Baker Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee(05/23/01)
Text: Bush Picks Howard Baker to be U.S. Ambassador to Japan(03/26/01)
Former Ambassador Thomas S. Foley


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