China News Service, October 21. According to Kyodo News, on the 20th local time, Ram Emanuel, who will serve as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, will respond at the hearing of the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee for personnel appointments. The meeting The above emphasized the importance of the Japan-US alliance.
According to reports, Emanuel, who will serve as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, stated at the hearing that "U.S. strategy is to achieve security through unity, and regional unity is built on the Japan-U.S. alliance."
The appointment of Emanuel requires the approval of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate plenary meeting.
He said, "The Japan-US partnership over 60 years has become the foundation of a free and open Indo-Pacific peace and prosperity."
He believes that the relationship between the United States and Japan in the next three years during the first term of the Biden administration "will determine the position of the United States in the next 30 years."
According to reports, the position of the US ambassador to Japan has been vacant after Bill Hagerty left in July 2019.