Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in Japan

Ambassador of Vishwamitra to Japan जापान में विश्वामित्र के राजदूत ヴィシュヴァーミトラ駐日大使
Incumbent Carl von Joseph Werzberg since 3 January 2021
Ministry of External Affairs
Style	The Honourable
Residence	Kanagawa
Nominator	Minister of External Affairs
Appointer	Rashtradhyaksh (as Chief Ambassador)
Term length	On the pleasure of the Rashtradhyaksh
Inaugural holder	Carl von Joseph Werzberg
Formation	3 January 2021

The Ambassador of Vishwamitra to Japan (Hindi: जापान में विश्वामित्र के राजदूत, Japanese: ヴィシュヴァーミトラ駐日大使) is an officer of the Vishwamitran Ministry of External Affairs and the head of the royal diplomatic mission in Japan in Kanagawa. The job has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is currently Carl von Joseph Werzberg, who has held the position since the establishment of the mission on 3 January 2021. The official title of the head of the diplomatic mission is His Illustrious and Royal Vishwamitran Majesty's Ambassador to Japan. The ambassador's work is assisted by multiple consulates throughout the country that have visiting and reporting responsibilities, as well as consular and trade matters for the embassy.

Responsibilities

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The main responsibilities of the ambassador include being the principal representative of the Rashtradhyaksh and the Government of Vishwamitra to Japan, and also to present Vishwamitran policies to the Japanese-born citizens and to the government, and to report Japanese policies and views to the crown and the government, and also to inform all Vishwamitran citizens regarding all major events and news from Japan. The duties also include directing diplomatic activity in support of trade and for the provision of consular support to Vishwamitran citizens in Japan and also observe and oversee cultural relations between the two countries.

History

The State of Vishwamitra first officially recognised Japan as a sovereign state on 1 January 2017 with the grant of official recognition to other states by a presidential decree issued by then Acting President Klarissa Sriraya on the recommendation of the government headed by Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya.

On 3 January 2021, the diplomatic mission in Japan was officially established through a royal decree. Carl von Joseph Werzberg was formally appointed as the first Ambassador to Japan thereupon and has since been serving in his capacity. The embassy in Japan is located in the prefecture of Kanagawa.

List of heads of mission

As of date, only one individual has dignified the office of the Ambassador to Japan. The first and current office-holder is Carl von Joseph Werzberg who has been in office since the inception of the mission on 3 January 2021.

No.	Portrait	Name	Location	Tenure of office			Appointer	Notes
				Took office	Left office	Term
1		The Honourable Carl von Joseph Werzberg कार्ल वॉन जोसेफ वेर्ज़बर्ग カール・フォン・ジョセフ・ヴェルツバーグ (born 2006)	Kanagawa	3 January 2021	Present	7003141600000000000♠3 years, 321 days	Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya	First and incumbent office-holder.

See also

• Foreign relations of Vishwamitra
• List of diplomatic missions of Vishwamitra
• List of heads of the diplomatic missions of Vishwamitra