(US time) Ambassador Nomura arrives in Washington. Nomura ambassador carries the Emperor’s letter of credentials to the president Roosevelt, and enters into the White house. (Photographed on February 14, 1941) In 1941, February 11 (U.S Time), Kichisaburo Nomura assumes his duties in Washington as Ambassador to the United States. Document 1: A03023521400, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the U.S., Admiral of the Navy, Kichisaburo Nomura Document 2: “March 10, 1941, public document No. 137, from Nomura Kichisaburo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the U.S., to Yousuke Matsuoka, Minister of Foreign Affairs, about presentation of credentials.” (Owned by the Diplomacy Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives, M.2.1.013-6, “Miscellaneous Documents Relating to the Appointment and Dismissal of Ambassadors or Ministers Stationed in Foreign Countries, U.S. version.”) On November 27, 1940, Nomura was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the U.S., and arrived in Washington D.C. on February 11, 1941. He presented credentials to President Roosevelt on the 14th. Document 1 includes the documents that appoint Nomura to the position of ambassador, and the request form from Minister of Foreign Affairs Matsuoka to Prime Minister Konoe addressed to the throne requesting the emperor's confidential information. Document 2 represents the credentials presented by Nomura to Roosevelt, and a report from the conference.