John Roos

John V. Roos
United States Ambassador to Japan
In office
August 20, 2009 – August 12, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byTom Schieffer
Succeeded byCaroline Kennedy
Personal details
Born
John Victor Roos

(1955-02-14) February 14, 1955 (age 69)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materStanford University (BA, JD)

John Victor Roos (born February 14, 1955) is an American businessman, attorney, and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Japan from 2009 to 2013. He is the Founding Partner of Geodesic Capital. Before accepting the ambassadorship from President Barack Obama, Roos was the CEO of Silicon Valley–based law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.