Seattle Chamber of Commerce Archives

The Shibusawa 1909 Delegation is welcomed by the City of Ithaca.

Front cover to a celebratory Event Program/Dinner Menu (six page brochure) honoring the visit of Baron Eiichi Shibusawa & his wife, and his accompanying Japanese goodwill/business delegation.

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EIICHI SHIBUSAWA’S 1909 GOODWILL/BUSINESS JAPANESE DELEGATION VISIT TO AMERICA LIKELY SERVED AS A CATALYST FOR THE CREATION OF THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE WORLD’S LARGEST BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

The link below presents a magazine article describing Eiichi Shibusawa and his Japanese delegation’s 1909 goodwill/business visit to Seattle, Washington, part of their extensive tour of the USA.

The 1909 Shibusawa Delegation visits Upstate, New York – U.S. and Japanese leaders come together in friendship over a Century Ago

The Shibusawa 1909 Delegation is welcomed by the City of Ithaca.