2016年4月11日、G7外相会合が広島で開催された。
1945年に米国が広島に対して原爆を投下して以来、米国務長官の同公園訪問はケリー氏が初めて。米政府関係者の中では最高位の訪問となる。
米国務長官、広島初訪問に「感極まった」 写真3枚 国際ニュース:AFPBB News
BBC News – John Kerry makes historic visit to Hiroshima memorial https://t.co/9EHtd9ET0R #NoNukes #peace
— n o f r i l l s /共訳書『アメリカ侵略全史』作品社 (@nofrills) April 11, 2016
John Kerry on #Hiroshima. "「人間としてのすべての感受性を揺さぶられる衝撃的な展示だった」">米国務長官、広島初訪問に「感極まった」 https://t.co/ZlsHArrSMo via @afpbbcom #NoNukes #peace
— n o f r i l l s /共訳書『アメリカ侵略全史』作品社 (@nofrills) April 12, 2016
https://t.co/ZlsHArrSMo
核のない世界へ「広島宣言」採択 G7外相会合が閉幕 https://t.co/Twy0Qyc3q4 "「国際的な安定を推進する形で全ての人にとってより安全な世界を追求し核兵器のない世界に向けた環境を醸成とのコミットメントを再確認」"。英国のトライデント存続の1点で崩れるくらい空虚
— n o f r i l l s /共訳書『アメリカ侵略全史』作品社 (@nofrills) April 12, 2016
G7外相 原爆資料館訪問 なぜ実現 | NHKニュース https://t.co/ApcjgRvItZ ものすごくいい記事。広島宣言に文言通りでは盛り込まれなかった「非人道的な結末」=”humanitarian consequences” についてもしっかり書いてある。
— n o f r i l l s /共訳書『アメリカ侵略全史』作品社 (@nofrills) April 16, 2016
G7の外相会合が広島市で開かれることが決まったのは去年6月。
被爆地で初めて開かれる外相会合に、地元・広島選出で、議長を務める岸田外務大臣が、当初から強く思っていたのは、テロや難民問題など、国際社会の喫緊の課題とともに、核軍縮や不拡散についても膝詰めで議論を行い、その機運を再び高めるきっかけにしたいということでした。
G7外相原爆資料館訪問なぜ実現 | NHKニュース
岸田大臣は、かねてから、核軍縮の機運を再び高めるには、核兵器の使用がもたらす悲惨な結末、いわゆる「被爆の実相」を、G7各国の外交責任者にみずからの目で見てもらい、心で感じてもらうことが欠かせないと考えていました。
だからこそ、今回の外相会合で、核保有国のアメリカ、イギリス、フランスを含む各国の外相らに、犠牲者の遺品をはじめ、原爆の被害を物語る資料などが展示されている、広島市の原爆資料館を視察してもらうことにこだわったのです。
G7外相原爆資料館訪問なぜ実現 | NHKニュース
……地元の小学生の歓迎を受けながら、平和公園の原爆慰霊碑に花輪を手向け、平和の願いを込めた折り鶴の首飾りをかけてもらいました。
第2次世界大戦で広島に原爆を投下したアメリカの現職の閣僚が、平和公園を訪れ、原爆の犠牲者を追悼する、それがついに実現したのです。
この後、思いもよらぬ出来事が起こります。
ケリー国務長官が突然、原爆ドームを指さして、「あの建物を訪問できないか」と岸田大臣に尋ねたのです。
外相らは、歩いて原爆ドームを訪れ、予定になかった訪問まで果たしました。
G7外相原爆資料館訪問なぜ実現 | NHKニュース
岸田大臣は、このときの様子を振り返り、「彼らの反応を見て、私がこれまで訴えてきたことは間違いなかったと実感した。引き続き、世界の政治指導者に被爆地を訪問してもらい、『被爆の実相』に触れてもらうよう、働きかけていきたい」と話していました。
G7外相原爆資料館訪問なぜ実現 | NHKニュース
このNHK記事は全文をお読みください。
そして……
オバマ大統領の広島訪問決定の報道(2016年5月10日夜)
NHK reporting that US govt has told Japan that Obama will visit Hiroshima on May 27, first visit by US president https://t.co/Ao2DpkgcGt
— Martin Fackler (@martfack) May 10, 2016
Obama to become 1st US President to visit Hiroshima. Japan is not expected to seek an apology for its nuclear attack pic.twitter.com/xzNM8B7A7k
— michiyo ishida (@MichiyoCNA) May 10, 2016
NHK reporting that PM Abe will accompany Obama during his historic Hiroshima visit https://t.co/Ao2DpkgcGt
— Martin Fackler (@martfack) May 10, 2016
BREAKING: Foreign Ministry announces that U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima on May 27.
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) May 10, 2016
#Japan gov’t confirms @POTUS visit to Hiroshima on May 27. #VOAalert
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 10, 2016
Just announced: Pres Obama will visit Hiroshima while in Japan at the end of the month.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 10, 2016
Obama to travel to Vietnam and Japan on May 21-28, including a historic visit to Hiroshima – Reuters
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) May 10, 2016
WH: President Obama to become 1st POTUS to visit #Hiroshima during trip to #Japan later this month. pic.twitter.com/nSv4lYMhqo
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) May 10, 2016
No previous POTUS has visited Hiroshima or Nagasaki in 71 years because of fears trip could be perceived as apology. https://t.co/uBEFddQoxL
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) May 10, 2016
Aiko Doden@nhk_asianvoices
.@POTUS to make historic visit to Hiroshima this month: pic.twitter.com/stLY7D4zHn
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) May 10, 2016
JUST IN: President Obama will make historic visit to Hiroshima during upcoming trip to Japan, White House says.
— ABC News (@ABC) May 10, 2016
President Obama to visit Hiroshima – first serving president to go to Japanese city hit by 1945 US nuclear attack https://t.co/ucJKnauWU8
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 10, 2016
#BREAKING Obama to make historic first presidential visit to Hiroshima: White House
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 10, 2016
On May 27, @POTUS will visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Here's what the visit means: https://t.co/myP3vgmtwJ pic.twitter.com/vMY7VbCY3z
— Ben Rhodes -Archived (@rhodes44) May 10, 2016
So, on May 27, the President will visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, a site at the center of the city dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing, where he will share his reflections on the significance of the site and the events that occurred there. He will not revisit the decision to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War II. Instead, he will offer a forward-looking vision focused on our shared future.
The First Sitting U.S. President to Visit Hiroshima — Medium
The President will visit Hiroshima—the first visit of a sitting US President—during his visit to Japan. Here's why: https://t.co/cvFhG5BxPT
— Ben Rhodes -Archived (@rhodes44) May 10, 2016
Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima, on 27 May, according to Japanese government.
— justin mccurry (@justinmccurry) May 10, 2016
Statement by @PressSec on the President’s Travel to Vietnam and Japan: https://t.co/0qwuKKcURo pic.twitter.com/WYACzPrKLK
— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) May 10, 2016
Just in: President Obama will visit #Hiroshima after conclusion of G-7 Summit, 1st US Pres to do so pic.twitter.com/Ukm17HLLBZ
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) May 10, 2016
#BarackObama to be 1st sitting US President to visit #Hiroshima, city decimated by nuclear bomb in WWII. #Japan hosts G7 summit this month.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) May 10, 2016
@POTUS to make historic 1st US presidential visit to #Hiroshima later this month (WH) https://t.co/LdSF5PnOUj #Japan pic.twitter.com/EqO7t5ukjh
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) May 10, 2016
Obama to visit Hiroshima to promote nuke-free world https://t.co/HXGtIjqfTP pic.twitter.com/NxJZEBgFIV
— POLITICO (@politico) May 10, 2016
BREAKING: Obama to travel to Hiroshima this month during Japan trip in first visit by sitting U.S. president.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 10, 2016
Obama To Pay Respect To Hiroshima Victims https://t.co/L3LqHEe6KF
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) May 10, 2016
Obama to be first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima https://t.co/IMxD0Eqys4
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 10, 2016
President Obama will become the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima later this month. https://t.co/9UkUrNnVJk pic.twitter.com/HoB3PHTpdo
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 10, 2016
Obama "will not revisit decision to use atomic bomb. Will offer forward-looking vision of shared future" #Hiroshima https://t.co/IK75wVZa1S
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) May 10, 2016
https://medium.com/@rhodes44/the-first-sitting-u-s-president-to-visit-hiroshima-1992461baf4c#.3oskxfokb
JUST IN: Obama to become first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima https://t.co/ocehxsyGWa pic.twitter.com/UFS44VBERO
— The Hill (@thehill) May 10, 2016
.@POTUS later this month will become the first sitting U.S. President to visit #Hiroshima. Read why from @rhodes44: https://t.co/Gth4PueLX4
— Susan Rice -Archived (@AmbRice44) May 10, 2016
#Hiroshima visit will be forward-looking, underscoring our nonproliferation agenda & stalwart alliance with Japan.
— Susan Rice -Archived (@AmbRice44) May 10, 2016
Wow. Obama to visit Hiroshima. https://t.co/GLfKfdQeYA
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) May 10, 2016
Obama to Make First Presidential Visit to Hiroshima https://t.co/HnoYzmiHYW pic.twitter.com/8qmQ0PUANq
— The Voice of America (@VOANews) May 10, 2016
President Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima: https://t.co/YXFvePGGGy (Photo: epa) pic.twitter.com/VggdHx4lXm
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 10, 2016
Barack Obama to become first serving US president to visit Hiroshima https://t.co/ZqnTbxejHS pic.twitter.com/wCedyWeNrW
— Telegraph Breaking News (@TelegraphNews) May 10, 2016
Obama to travel to Hiroshima in May, first visit by sitting U.S. president https://t.co/j8XRJ8nKYc
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) May 10, 2016
Obama to visit Hiroshima, won’t apologize for World War II bombing
https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-historic-visit-hiroshima-during-asia-trip-122210256.html
Obama and Japan PM Shinzo Abe will visit Hiroshima on May 27 to promote peace in a "world without nuclear weapons" https://t.co/YXFvePGGGy
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 10, 2016
#Japan PM Abe just confirmed US President Obama's visit to #Hiroshima. Said it will help to create a world without nuclear weapons
— Kjeld Duits (@KjeldDuits) May 10, 2016
The international relations has always been 'A "world without nuclear weapons" is desirable, but…'. It will not change any time soon.
— n o f r i l l s /共訳書『アメリカ侵略全史』作品社 (@nofrills) May 10, 2016
Obama nuclear legacy bookended by Prague speech and Hiroshima visit. But very little change in US nuclear weapons policy in between.
— Micah Zenko (@MicahZenko) May 10, 2016
「オバマの核政策は、プラハ演説に始まり、広島訪問で終わるが、その間の米国の核兵器政策はほとんど変化していない」 https://t.co/KriyEsjTXK
— n o f r i l l s /共訳書『アメリカ侵略全史』作品社 (@nofrills) May 10, 2016
Obama to make historic trip to Hiroshima https://t.co/GdLML7FBNa
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 10, 2016
.@POTUS to visit Hiroshima with PM @AbeShinzo https://t.co/sZ2ErHCfqD
— キャロライン・ケネディ大使 (@AmbCKennedy) May 10, 2016
Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima during Asia trip https://t.co/GplEk8lC6f
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 10, 2016
Obama to become first serving U.S. president to visit Hiroshima atomic bomb site: https://t.co/PhNQufW8ef pic.twitter.com/1ahCH6FlHn
— CNN International (@cnni) May 10, 2016
Our 2015 post: 70 years after Hiroshima, opinions have shifted on use of atomic bomb https://t.co/t5uXwrz4bR https://t.co/dqYNuSgUA5
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) May 10, 2016
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/08/04/70-years-after-hiroshima-opinions-have-shifted-on-use-of-atomic-bomb/
The bombing of Hiroshima: the @nytimes front page of Aug. 7, 1945. "New Age Ushered": https://t.co/nrQzpk90iQ pic.twitter.com/u1z1ORnSSB
— Sewell Chan (@sewellchan) May 10, 2016
Just announced: Obama to become first president in office to visit Hiroshima. https://t.co/VYXXR3xOPE
— Greg Mitchell (@GregMitch) May 10, 2016
BREAKING: President Obama will be the first sitting president to visit #Hiroshima later this month. pic.twitter.com/vxJaxcaDYm
— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 10, 2016
#Obama to make historic #Hiroshima visit, highlight nuclear security https://t.co/Ymgnhf5YRj pic.twitter.com/Nm9v69odIK
— Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) May 10, 2016
Breaking News: Obama will go to Hiroshima. The White House says he won’t revisit the choice to use the atomic bomb.https://t.co/umDBEWBmwl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 10, 2016
Here's more info on why @POTUS will visit Hiroshima. First sitting US President to do so: https://t.co/cvFhG5BxPT https://t.co/dSj3ADxCJY
— Ben Rhodes -Archived (@rhodes44) May 10, 2016
President Obama to make a historic visit to Hiroshima https://t.co/W17BVcNPmC via @Kevinliptakcnn pic.twitter.com/4kNiK1toqk
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 10, 2016
President Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan https://t.co/XOe0QOY6Yg pic.twitter.com/fdgBmF5NZH
— Bloomberg (@business) May 10, 2016
Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima bombing site this month https://t.co/XnbIii8lmx pic.twitter.com/EzRxXzusxA
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) May 10, 2016
After the @G7, @POTUS will make the first visit of a sitting US President to Hiroshima. @Rhodes44 explains why: https://t.co/S1UpmIlcyC
— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) May 10, 2016
Barack Obama to become first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima: https://t.co/USAbMGPLOc pic.twitter.com/AalvdaCJbG
— NewstalkFM (@NewstalkFM) May 10, 2016
Obama to visit Hiroshima. Along w opening Cuba relations, a long long overdue trip.
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 10, 2016
US Army photograph of Hiroshima, August 1945: pic.twitter.com/rVul7V27Eg
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) May 10, 2016
My grandma saw the mushroom cloud from Matsuyama, across Inland Sea. People who died in Hiroshima not the same as those who started the war.
— Hiroko Tabuchi (@HirokoTabuchi) May 10, 2016
Khaled Beydoun@KhaledBeydoun
BREAKING: @POTUS will be the first sitting U.S. President to visit Hiroshima on May 27 → https://t.co/2OsOLAslRa pic.twitter.com/Z2mh87dzSs
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 10, 2016
Obama to become first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima https://t.co/5i2dDuMYXN
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 10, 2016
Khaled Beydoun@KhaledBeydoun

Obama's going to Hiroshima, & the "don't apologize" crowd is yapping – but how do you apologize for murdering 146,000 people? Impossible.
— Justin Raimondo (@JustinRaimondo) May 10, 2016
https://t.co/sznK6wBQEh pic.twitter.com/Nab8Gyyf44
— n o f r i l l s /共訳書『アメリカ侵略全史』作品社 (@nofrills) May 10, 2016
先鞭をつけたのは、ルース駐日大使(在任2009~2013)ですね。
On August 6, 2010, Roos attended the peace memorial ceremony in Hiroshima, the first US Ambassador to Japan to do so. Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing welcomed his historic presence, where he offered a silent prayer for the victims of the bombing. His attendance was seen as an important step to advance President Obama’s agenda to eliminate nuclear weapons.
John Roos – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



毎年、持ち回りで開催されるサミット(首脳会合)の前に、同じ開催国内で外相会合が行なわれる。
今年のG7サミットは5月26~27日に日本で開催され(伊勢志摩サミット)、その前の外相会合が4月10~11日に広島で開催された。
http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/ms/is_s/page24_000565.html