Konoe elected 1st Asian head of International Red Cross

Konoe elected 1st Asian head of International Red Cross

NAIROBI, Kenya - Tadateru Konoe, president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, addresses a General Assembly meeting of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Nairobi on Nov. 19, 2009, after being elected president of the federation, becoming the first Asian to lead the world's largest humanitarian organization. (Kyodo)

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