Meet Japan's Ambassador to the Republic of Austria

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: March 13, 2025; 11:52 ♦ (Vindobona)

Iwama Kiminori has been serving as Japan's Ambassador to Austria for some time. With an impressive diplomatic career and extensive international experience, he aims to further expand and deepen the traditionally good relations between Japan and Austria. Meet Ambassador Iwama Kiminori, the top diplomat of Japan in Vienna.

Ambassador Iwama conveyed the words of His Majesty the Emperor to the Federal President and announced his intention to work for the expansion and deepening of Japanese-Austrian relations. / Picture: © Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei/ Carina Karlovits und Peter Lechner/HBF

Born on January 10, 1963, Ambassador Iwama studied law at the prestigious Kyoto University and joined Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986. Over the years, he has held various key diplomatic positions, including Minister-Counsellor at Japan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Envoy to Thailand and Germany, and Consul General in Düsseldorf. Before assuming…