About the Kansai Consular Corps
The Kansai Consular Corps (KCC) can trace its roots back to January 1868
with the official opening of Kobe to foreign missions.
The members of the Corps are either National Representatives or Honorary
Consuls from nearly 55 countries.
Besides being active mostly in political, economic and cultural matters, as well as providing consular services for their natioinals, the members of the Corps perform an important representative role in Kansai.
The Corps constitutes a unique link between the consular representatives and the national, prefectural and city governments in the region.
Issues of concern to the Corps as a whole or to individual countries are
taken up with Japanese officials and the private sector on behalf of its
members.
The Corps and its members also inform their respective country about the
Kansai region and support its promotional activities.
Through various meetings with the Corps, with prefectural and municipal
authorities, leading economic organizations and chamber of commerce, as
well as through contacts with the media, the Corps is assuring an international
role to the Kansai region.
This is reflected in our slogan, "Bringing Kansai to the World and the World to Kansai."
Consular Corps of Kobe
1868 Kobe is officially opened to allow foreign missions to be established.
| The first Consuls in Kobe were: |
*France / Mr. Rousset
*Netherlands / Mr. A. J. Bauduin
*UK / Dr. Francisco Gerhard Myburgh
*USA / General Paul Frank |
| 1954～ 1955. 9 |
USA |
Mr. Ralph. J. Blake |
| 1955. 9～ 1956. 3 |
Germany |
Dr. Walter Hellenthal (Acting Dean) |
| 1956. 4～ 1959. 8 |
Netherlands |
Mr. W. H. de Roos |
Consular Corps Kobe-Osaka (1957. 11. 19 The name of the Corps changed.)
| 1959. 9～1960. 8 |
USA |
Mr. George H. Emery |
| 1960. 9～1963. 4 |
Germany |
Dr. Guenther Schlegelberger |
| 1963. 5～1964. 3 |
Peru |
Mr. Jorge Osorio |
| 1964. 4～1967. 1 |
China |
Dr. Sun Ping Chien |
| 1967. 2～1967. 7. 31 |
UK |
Mr. J. O. Lloyd |
| 1967. 8. 1～1973. 8. 19 |
Germany |
Mr. Wolfgang Galinsky |
| 1973. 8. 20～1973. 12. 20 |
Netherlands |
Mr. W. Ch. E. A de Vries |
| 1973. 12. 21～1974. 6 |
USA |
Mr. Jerome K. Holloway |
| 1974. 7～1975. 7 |
France |
Mr. George Yacovlievitch |
| 1975. 8～1977. 9 |
USSR |
Mr. Ivan F. Chernov |
| 1977. 10～1980. 1. 31 |
Germany |
Dr. Wilhelm Loer |
| 1980. 2. 1～1980. 10. 21 |
India |
Mr. M. L. Trivedi |
| 1980. 10. 21～1982. 6. 8 |
Philippines |
Mr. Belen S. Bautista |
| 1982. 6. 9～1984. 11 |
Switzerland |
Mr. Hans Schaerer |
Kansai Consular Corps (1984. 2. 20 The name of the Corps changed.)
| 1984. 12～ 1986. 6 |
France |
Mr. Andrre Brunet |
| 1986. 7～ 1993. 9 |
Germany |
Dr. Eberhard F. Baumann |
| 1993. 10～ 1995. 9 |
Netherlands |
Mr. W. J. Witcam |
| 1995. 10～ 1996. 6 |
Canada |
Ms. Margaret Huber |
| 1996. 7～ 1997. 8 |
Belgium |
Mr. Patrick Nijs |
| 1997. 9～ 1998. 12 |
Russia |
Dr. George E. Komarovskii |
| 1999. 1～ 1999. 9 |
Netherlands |
Mr. Henri C. J. Everaars |
| 1999. 10～ 2000. 6 |
Canada |
Mr. Peter Campbell |
| 2000. 7～ 2001. 8. 3 |
Australia |
Dr. Greg Story |
| 2001. 8. 4～ 2004. 4. 30 |
Switzerland |
Mr. Daniel Aviolat |
| 2004. 5. 1 ～2005. 3. 2 |
Russia |
Dr. Oleg Ivanov |
| 2005. 3. 3 ～2005. 10. 31 |
U. K. |
Mr. Neil Hook |
| 2005. 11. 1～2006. 7. 28 |
Canada |
Mr. David McLellan |
| 2006. 8. 15～2008. 9. 16 |
Thailand |
Mr. Supote Isarankura na Ayudhaya |
| 2008. 9. 17～ |
Panama |
Mr. Juan Antonio Suarez Puga |
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