 On June 29, 2018, Harris was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to South Korea.He was born in Yokosuka, Japan in 1956.His mother, Fumiko (Ohno), was Japanese and his father, LTJG Harry Binkley Harris, was a U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate (and later chief petty officer) when he served aboard the USS "Lexington" (CV-2) during the Battle of the Coral Sea.