Kikujiro Ishii
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Kikujiro Ishii , 1865-1945, Japanese career diplomat. He entered the foreign ministry after graduating from Tokyo Univ. with a degree in English law. In 1907-8 he helped negotiate the gentlemen's agreement to exclude Japanese immigrants to the United States. He was ambassador to France (1912-14), foreign minister (1915-16), and ambassador to the United States (1918-19). In 1917 he negotiated the Lansing-Ishii agreement with the United States. He participated in many international diplomatic conferences. He was a member of the privy council.
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