KENKO SONE
Consul General of Japan in LA
Mr. SONE, Kenko became Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles
in September of 2022, following an assignment as the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs’ Assistant Minister and Director-General for Cultural
Affairs. Since 1989, Sone’s diplomatic career has taken him to
Geneva, New Delhi, and now three locations in the United States
(beginning with Wesleyan University in Connecticut). Serving multiple
times in the sphere of economic affairs – in the context of
North America, the OECD, the international economy, and specifically
of the U.S. and India, as well as as Ambassador in charge of
Economic Diplomacy – Sone has also worked as Deputy Cabinet
Secretary for Public Affairs, Director of Global Communications in
the Prime Minister’s Office, and Deputy Director-General for Asian
and Oceanian affairs.