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Townsend Harris

American diplomat (1804–1878)

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About Townsend Harris

Townsend Harris 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.

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Occupation: diplomat
Citizenship: United States
Born: October 3, 1804
Died: February 25, 1878

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