Planting of Hiroshima Tree Saplings at Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park
2019/9/24
Deputy Consul General Iryu gives remarks
Mayor London Breed greets audience
On Friday, September 20, Deputy Consul General Iryu attended the planting of second generation saplings from Hiroshima at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. The gingko trees are second generation descendants of trees that survived the nuclear bomb explosion on Hiroshima.
The planting honored former U.S. Secretary of State George Schultz and Mrs. Charlotte Schultz for their advocacy for nuclear disarmament.
Secretary Schultz gives remarks
Planting saplings from Hiroshima
(L to R) Deputy Consul General Iryu, Mr. Phil Ginsburg, Mr. William Swing, Mayor Breed, Secretary Schultz, and Mrs. Schultz
