baron takahira kogorō

Baron Takahira Kogorō /高平 小五郎, 29 January 1854 – 28 November 1926/ was born in what is now Ichinoseki city, Iwate prefecture. In 1876, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His first posting to the United States in 1879 was as an attaché; and he was promoted to secretary in 1881. During a...