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List of dignitaries at the state funeral of Shinzo Abe

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List of dignitaries at the state funeral of Shinzo Abe
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The state funeral of Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan and serving member of the House of Representatives who was assassinated on 8 July 2022, was held on 27 September 2022.

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Countries from which at least one representative attended the state funeral of Shinzo Abe

The funeral, which took place at the Nippon Budokan venue in Chiyoda, Tokyo, was expected to be attended by roughly 4,300 people, including around 700 international attendees.[1] Out of the foreign attendees, 49 top-level foreign leaders and 218 foreign delegates, including 101 ambassadors and representatives based in Japan, were present at the state funeral.[2]

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Japan

Imperial family

Political

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International

Royalty

Heads of state and government

Former leaders and officials

Vice presidents and deputies

Speakers of national legislatures

Foreign ministers

Other government officials

Ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions

  • Belize Candice Pitts, Ambassador of Belize to Taiwan[71]
  • Egypt Mohamed Abu Bakr, Ambassador of Egypt to Japan[64]
  • Guatemala Cristóbal Adalberto Herrera Dubón, Ambassador of Guatemala to Japan[72]
  • Tajikistan Mirzosharif Jalolov, Ambassador of Tajikistan to Japan[73]
  • Tunisia Mohamed Elloumi, Ambassador of Tunisia to Japan[74]
  • United States Rahm Emanuel, Ambassador of the United States to Japan[45]
    • Caroline Kennedy, Ambassador of the United States to the Commonwealth of Australia (former Ambassador of the United States to Japan)[45]
    • Tom Schieffer, former Ambassador of the United States to Japan[45]
    • John Roos, former Ambassador of the United States to Japan[75]

Other representatives

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International organizations

Notes

  1. Neither Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, nor government officials representing the Russian delegation were invited to the state funeral as Japan has sanctioned many Russian officials following its invasion of Ukraine that began in February.[77]

References

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