「逆境乗り越えた日本の証し」　東京五輪開催で米国連大使

　【ニューヨーク時事】トーマスグリーンフィールド米国連大使は５日、東京五輪閉会式出席のため訪日するのを前に日本メディアと電話会見し、東日本大震災からの復興を掲げてきた東京五輪の開催は「大きな逆境を乗り越えた日本国民の決意の証し」と語った。
　「安全・安心」な五輪開催に向けた日本や国民、国際オリンピック委員会（ＩＯＣ）の努力に謝意も示した。大使は大統領代表団の団長として、６～９日の日程で訪日する。（2021/08/06-07:15）

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Thursday that the staging of the Tokyo Olympics is a testament of "Japanese people's resolve to overcoming great adversity."
   The envoy made the comment in a conference call with Japanese media held before her trip to Japan to attend Sunday's closing ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics, which is dubbed "the Reconstruction Olympics" to showcase the progress of recovery in areas hit by the 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami.
   Thomas-Greenfield also said, "We're really grateful to our Japanese hosts and to the Japanese people and to the International Olympic Committee for their commitment to hosting a safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
   She will visit Japan for four days from Friday as head of a delegation sent by the U.S. government to the Olympic closing ceremony.
   Regarding the situation in the Taiwan Strait, where China has been increasing military pressure on Taiwan, Thomas-Greenfield said the United States' "rock solid commitment" to Taiwan contributes to the maintenance of peace and stability across the strait and in the region.