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, speaks at a news conference in Nairobi on Nov. 19, 2009, after being elected president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies at a General Assembly meeting, becoming the first Asian to lead the world's largest humanitarian organization. (Kyodo)

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