Thursday, April 29, 2010

Roos temporarily returns to Washington

    Apr 28 09:08 PM US/Eastern

    WASHINGTON, April 28 (AP) - (Kyodo) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos temporarily returned to the United States on Wednesday, apparently to discuss with government officials the relocation of the U.S. Marines' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

    Roos declined to speak with reporters upon his arrival at Dulles International Airport near Washington.

    Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, also returned home on the same flight with Roos after meeting with Japanese officials in Tokyo.