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Created page with "*''Other Names'': 永井五百介 ''(Nagai Iosuke)'' *''Japanese'': 吉田清成 ''(Yoshida Kiyonari)'' Yoshida Kiyonari was one of the first Japanese ambassadors to the ..."
*''Other Names'': 永井五百介 ''(Nagai Iosuke)''
*''Japanese'': [[吉田]]清成 ''(Yoshida Kiyonari)''
Yoshida Kiyonari was one of the first Japanese ambassadors to the United States, serving in that position during the administration of President [[Ulysses S. Grant]].
Yoshida's first journey overseas was in [[1865]], when he was 21 years old. He was a member of a group of fourteen [[Satsuma students|students]] from [[Satsuma han]] who were led by [[Niiro Hisanaga]] in that year on a tour of Britain and Europe. While on this journey, Yoshida went by the name Nagai Iosuke. He studied naval surveying, and in [[1867]]/7 traveled to the United States, where he studied political economy at Rutgers University.
He returned to Japan in the winter of [[1870]], and entered the service of the [[Meiji government]], taking on the tasks of addressing the government's financial difficulties, as well as [[Unequal Treaties|treaty revision]]. He later worked as Resident Minister in the United States, and as Vice Minister of Agriculture & Commerce.
When President Grant visited Japan in [[1879]], Yoshida was called upon - given his familiarity with American customs, and with Mr. and Mrs. Grant personally - to play a role in coordinating the Grants' reception, and surrounding events.
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==References==
*Plaque at the monument to the Satsuma students, at Kagoshima Chûô train station, Kagoshima City.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21519295436/sizes/o/]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]]
[[Category:Diplomats]]
*''Japanese'': [[吉田]]清成 ''(Yoshida Kiyonari)''
Yoshida Kiyonari was one of the first Japanese ambassadors to the United States, serving in that position during the administration of President [[Ulysses S. Grant]].
Yoshida's first journey overseas was in [[1865]], when he was 21 years old. He was a member of a group of fourteen [[Satsuma students|students]] from [[Satsuma han]] who were led by [[Niiro Hisanaga]] in that year on a tour of Britain and Europe. While on this journey, Yoshida went by the name Nagai Iosuke. He studied naval surveying, and in [[1867]]/7 traveled to the United States, where he studied political economy at Rutgers University.
He returned to Japan in the winter of [[1870]], and entered the service of the [[Meiji government]], taking on the tasks of addressing the government's financial difficulties, as well as [[Unequal Treaties|treaty revision]]. He later worked as Resident Minister in the United States, and as Vice Minister of Agriculture & Commerce.
When President Grant visited Japan in [[1879]], Yoshida was called upon - given his familiarity with American customs, and with Mr. and Mrs. Grant personally - to play a role in coordinating the Grants' reception, and surrounding events.
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==References==
*Plaque at the monument to the Satsuma students, at Kagoshima Chûô train station, Kagoshima City.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21519295436/sizes/o/]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]]
[[Category:Diplomats]]