The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
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Prince Tokugawa Iyesato<br />
1930-1938<br />
Prince Tokugawa Iyesato was a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> between 1930 <strong>and</strong><br />
1938. He was elected Chairman in 1934, a post he filled until 1938. 1 He left Japan in 1877 to<br />
study in Britain for five years. Upon his return, he received his princedom <strong>and</strong> in 1903, he<br />
was appointed chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> House <strong>of</strong> Peers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Diet <strong>of</strong> Japan. In 1928, Prince<br />
Tokugawa was appointed as <strong>the</strong> 7th President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Japanese <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> Society. In 1933, he<br />
told <strong>the</strong> Executive Council <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> League <strong>of</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Crescent</strong> Societies: "<strong>The</strong> ideal<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> is a notion common to <strong>the</strong> world, but today <strong>the</strong>re are so many problems<br />
which would encourage <strong>the</strong> world to fall apart ". He urged <strong>the</strong> 1934 International<br />
Conference in Tokyo to "serve for humanity, while disregarding <strong>the</strong> hatred held by States". 2<br />
1 <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
2 http://www.redcross.int/en/history/not_Tokugawa.asp<br />
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