Ernest Satow's Early Career as Diplomatic Interpreter

New Insights in the History of Interpreting

“…He moved from China relatively quickly to Japan, where he was promoted to interpreter in 1865. He eventually represented Britain as Minister and Head of Mission in Tokyo from 1895 to 1900 and in Peking from 1900 to 1906 (Harris 2002;Delisle and Woodsworth 2012: 278), during the years when the first U.S. student interpreters were sent to China.…”