Akane Griffin

## Other Information

### Education

University of Tokyo (Bachelor's of Science, Mathematics)Georgetown University (Master's of Public Administration)

University of Richmond (Master's of Science, Mathematics)

### Political Party

Republican

Ambassador Akane Griffin is a Japanese-American businesswoman, television personality and diplomat who is currently serving as the 54th United States Ambassador to Norway and Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. She has previously served as the 42nd United States Ambassador to Japan, First Lady of the United States and Second Lady of the United States, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and as Director of Oval Office Operations. She was married to the 52nd, 60th & 62nd President of the United States Arthur Griffin until his death in 2072. She is currently the Deputy Chairwoman of the Kizogoku Corporation, the company of her late father, Chief Executive Officer of Minamoto Education, a private school company and a member of the Board of Directors for the Griffin Lawson Group. Akane in her own right has a net worth 8.9 Billion US Dollars.

## Biography

Born Akane Anne Minamoto to Haruto Minamoto, Chairman of the Kizogoku Corporation and Elaine Minamoto, an American model from Oregon. She attended private schools for her education and graduated from secondary school in 2041. She enrolled in the University of Tokyo, graduating with a Bachelor's of Science in Mathematics.

Shortly after graduating, she founded the company Minamoto Education, a private school company. It was quickly worth 100 Million within her first year of business. Her startup caught the eyes of Dominic Griffin, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Gasero, an American oil and gas company. Dominic Griffin, an angel investor and businessman in his own right, met her in Tokyo to discuss potential expansion to America. Throughout their discussions, she would meet him either at her house in Tokyo, or at his offices in America. One day, she met Dominic Griffin's father, Arthur Griffin, Co-Chair of the Griffin Lawson Group a two trillion dollar company and former President of the United States. Arthur Griffin had a clear attraction to Akane and eventually proposed to her. Akane, wanting to expand her business and seeing the potential payoffs from the marriage agreed to marry him, upon marrying him she became Second Lady of the United States.

Eventually, she did actually fall in love with Arthur, the man 44 years her senior and they had one son together, Kai Griffin. In 2049, she became First Lady of the United States and started a campaign against sexual assault. She was later nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to Japan, she was confirmed to the position by the United States Senate on August 1st, 2050. She presented her credentials to Emperor Fumihito on August 6th, 2050.

During the time she did not hold an official occupation, she returned to school and got two Masters degrees, one from Georgetown University and one from the University of Richmond.

After her husband Arthur Griffin left office on January 20th, 2053, she also left her position as Ambassador. On March 1st, 2053, She signed a deal with the Lawson Broadcasting Network to be one of four judges of the business show *Billionaire's Wallet*. She would later leave *Billionaire's Wallet* after her husband was reelected to the presidency in 2056.

(June 7th, 2046 - January 20th, 2049)
(As First Gentleman)
**Georgia Warner**
(January 20th, 2049 - January 20th, 2053)
(January 20th, 2057 - January 20th, 2069)
(August 6th, 2050 - January 20th, 2053)
(March 17th, 2062 - August 16th, 2065)
(September 20th, 2066 - January 20th, 2069)
(November 27th, 2072 - Present)
(December 7th, 2072 - Present)