New Ambassador of OECD Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura December 13th 11:15

At the Cabinet meeting on the 13th, the government decided to appoint Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura, who was the new ambassador of the OECD = Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and coordinated as the ambassador in charge at the TICAD = African Development Conference in August.

Yoshifumi Okamura is 61 years old and has been selected as the new OECD Ambassador for Economic Cooperation and Development.

After joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981, serving as the ambassador of Africa and the deputy deputy ambassador of the United Nations delegation, the TICAD = African Development Conference held in Yokohama in August was coordinated with African countries as the ambassador in charge of Japan. It was.

In addition, Mr. Takashi Shinozuka, Consul General of Atlanta, Morocco Ambassador, Mr. Goro Okuyama, Vice-President of the Imperial Household Agency, Ambassador Luxembourg, Mr. Yoshihiro Higuchi, Ambassador of France to Madagascar and Comoros, respectively.

Ambassador Burundi will also serve as Ambassador of Rwanda, Masahiro Imai.

Mr. Okamura and Mr. Imai will be announced on the 13th, and other ambassadors will be announced on the 17th.