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Christopher J. LaFleur
美國駐馬來西亞大使
In office
2005年–2007年
美國國務院亞太局首席副助卿
In office
2001年–2003年
美國駐日大使館副館長
In office
1998年–2001年
美國在台協會副處長
In office
1993年–1997年
美國駐札幌領事館 [ja]首席領事
In office
1978年–1979年
Personal details
Born (1949-12-12) December 12, 1949 (age 74)[1]
紐約市[2]: 15 
Nationality United States
Spouse宮澤啟子
Children宮澤沙羅 [en]
宮澤艾瑪
Education歐柏林學院[3]
Awards旭日中綬章[4][5]

Christopher J. LaFleur (12 December 1949 - ) is a former American Foreign Service Officer, foundation executive, and board member. He served as American ambassador to Malaysia, 2004-2007. [6]

He is married to Keiko Miyazawa, a Japanese businesswoman and daughter of Miyazawa Kiichi, Prime Minister of Japan, 1991-1993. They have two children. Their daughter Sarah Miyazawa LaFleur is an American businesswoman and fashion designer. Their daughter, Emma Miyazawa (b. 23 November 1988) is a Japanese television personality and actress. [7]

Education

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LaFleur is a 1972 graduate of Oberlin College, where he majored in Asian Studies.[8]


Diplomatic career

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Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Ambassador Christopher LaFleur, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, June 2007

In his career in the Foreign Service, he was director of the State Department’s Office of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (1991-93), deputy director of the American Institute in Taiwan (1993-1997), minister and deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo (1997-2001) and principal deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2001-2003). In 2003-2004, he headed the State Department team in talks charting the future of the U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea and served as the Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.[6]

LaFleur has also served as Special Advisor to the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Chairman of the Board of the DTCC Data Repository Japan, as Senior Director at McLarty Associates, as an outside director of Tsuneishi Holdings, and as Vice Chairman of the America-Japan Society of Tokyo. He is also an advisor to the US-Japan Research Institute and to Ashoka, the pioneer in social entrepreneurship.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Christopher LaFleur. Japan Times. 2017-11-27. Archived from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2020-08-26. {{cite web}}: Invalid |script-title=: unknown language code (help)
  2. ^ C Bryan Jones (2020-01-20). In Pursuit of Bilateral Benefit. The ACCJ Journal. 56 (12). 日本美國商會 [en]. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |script-title=: unknown language code (help)
  3. ^ BIOGRAPHY: Christopher J. LaFleur, Ambassador, Malaysia. United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-12-12. {{cite web}}: Invalid |script-title=: unknown language code (help)
  4. ^ 令和元年秋の外国人叙勲:クリストファー・ジェームズ・ラフルアー元の旭日大綬章受章. 在米国日本国大使館. 2019-11-03. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  5. ^ 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration: Ambassador Christopher James LaFleur. Embassy of Japan in the United States of America. 2019-11-03. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18. {{cite web}}: Invalid |script-title=: unknown language code (help)
  6. ^ a b "Christopher J. LaFleur". Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Christopher J. LaFleur". Prabook. Prabook. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Parabo" was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Christopher LaFleur - McLarty Associates (maglobal.com)
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