Competent Quote by Bill Hagerty

Having served as the former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, I feel well-prepared to assume the ranking membership of the subcommittee that oversees the management…

— Bill Hagerty

I was fortunate to benefit from Secretary Shultz's advice and counsel when I served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

— Bill Hagerty

We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors…

— Townsend Harris

I'm resolved to be active on diplomacy as Japan further develops relationships based on trust and cooperation with countries including the U.S.

— Yoshihide Suga

I wanted to make sure that I didn't spend all my time in Tokyo. I'm the U.S. ambassador to Japan, not the U.S. ambassador…

— John Roos

The best ambassador is a warship.

— Michelle J. Howard

Clearly, the qualities Poles admire in a secretary of state - foreign languages, diplomatic experience, even sense of humor - are emphatically not those…

— Anne Applebaum

I'm not the ambassador of Japan or Japanese culture.

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

I'm always trying to be a good ambassador for my country.

— Goran Visnjic

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.

— Dean Acheson

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton is exceptionally qualified to serve as President Trump's National Security Adviser, and I fully support his selection.

— Martha McSally

When the ambassadors of other foreign countries come to Japan to make treaties, they can be told that such and such a treaty has…

— Townsend Harris