The government has decided to appoint Takeo Akiba, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the new director of the National Security Agency.
In addition, Mr. Takeo Mori, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, will replace Mr. Akiba.
The government has appointed Takeo Akiba, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, as the director of the National Security Council, Shigeru Kitamura, who is the secretariat of the NSC (National Security Council), who is the commander of foreign affairs and security policy, will soon retire. We have decided on a policy to do so.
Akiba is 62 years old.
After joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1982 and serving as the Director of the International Law Bureau, the Director of the General Foreign Policy Bureau, and the Foreign Affairs Deputy Director in charge of political affairs, he was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in January 2018, the longest three and a half years after the war. I have been working for a long time.
In addition to having a wide range of international connections, the "Strategic Reciprocal Relationship" aiming to expand common interests and develop relations with China, and the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" concept based on the rule of law, etc. I was also involved in the planning of.
In addition, Mr. Kitamura who will retire is 64 years old.
Joined the National Police Agency in 1980, served as Secretary to the Prime Minister in the 1st Abe Cabinet, served as Director of Cabinet Intelligence in the 2nd Abe Cabinet for nearly 8 years, and became the second national security officer from September. I served as the director.
Known for the strong trust of former Prime Minister Abe, he has worked with the United States and South Korea to deal with the North Korean issue.
On the other hand, Takeo Mori, who will be appointed as the administrative vice-minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to succeed Mr. Akiba, is 60 years old.
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983, and after working as the director of the North American Affairs Bureau, he has been a foreign affairs deputy officer in charge of political affairs since 2018.
In addition, the government plans to appoint Mr. Shigeo Yamada, Director of the General Foreign Policy Bureau, as the successor to Mr. Mori, and Mr. Masataka Okano, Director of the International Law Bureau, as the successor to Mr. Yamada.