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Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 – February 25, 1878) was an American merchant and politician who served as the first United States Consul General to Japan. He negotiated the Harris Treaty between the US and Japan and is credited as the diplomat who first opened Shogunate Japan to foreign trade and culture in the Edo period .
Townsend Harris (* 3. Oktober 1804 in Sandy Hill; † 25. Februar 1878 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Kaufmann und Politiker. Als erster Konsul der Vereinigten Staaten in Japan verhandelte er zwischen beiden Staaten den nach ihm benannten Harris-Vertrag .
Dies zu ändern war die Hauptaufgabe von Townsend Harris, der 1856 als erster amerikanischer Konsul nach Japan entsendet wurde. Harris benötigte im abgeschiedenen Shimoda zwei Jahre, um das Vertrauen der Japaner zu gewinnen und mit Hotta Masayoshi auf der japanischen Seite ein Vertragswerk auszuarbeiten.
Townsend Harris (born Oct. 3, 1804, Sandy Hill, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 25, 1878, New York City) was a U.S. politician and diplomat, the first Western consul to reside in Japan, whose influence helped shape the future course of Japanese–Western relations.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Townsend Harris. In July 1856, Townsend Harris became the first American diplomat to serve as the Consul General to Japan in Shimoda. Harris was sent to Japan to conclude The Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
Townsend Harris: America's First Consul to Japan. Commodore Perry's expedition marked the beginning of relations between Japan and the United States. But it was Townsend Harris, who, along with his Japanese counterparts, worked to establish healthy working relations between the two newly acquainted nations.
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