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Meet the New Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mr. Akira Mizutani
The new Ambassador of Japan to Austria, H.E. Mr. Akira Mizutani presented Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen with his letter of accreditation at the Vienna Hofburg.
Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mr. Akira Mizutani. / Picture: © www.bundespraesident.at / Laura Heinschink and Peter Lechner / HBF
On January 13, 2020, Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen welcomed the newly accredited Ambassador of Japan to Vienna, H.E. Mr. Akira Mizutani to the Presidential Chancellery of the Vienna Imperial Palace for the presentation of his letter of accreditation.
| Curriculum Vitae: | |
| Date of Birth: | November 3, 1957 (Aichi, Japan) |
| Education: | |
| 1980 |
Studied at Hitotsubashi University, law faculty |
| 1980 | Joined the Japanese Foreign Service |
| 1981-1983 |
Studied at Göttingen University, Germany |
| Career History: | |
| 1983-1985 | Vice-Consul, Consulate General of Japan in West-Berlin |
| 1985-1987 | Intelligence and Analysis Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| 1987-1989 | United Nations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| 1989-1990 | Deputy Director, Social Cooperation Division, United Nations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| 1990-1992 | Deputy Director, Ocean Affairs Division, the Office for the Law of the Sea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| 1992-1995 | First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in F.R of Germany |
| 1995-1997 | Deputy Director, Consular and Migration Policy Division, Consular and Migration Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| 1997-1998 | Director, International Science Cooperation Department, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| 1998-2000 | Chamberlain to His Imperial Highness |
| 2000-2002 | Director, Division for the Protection of Japanese Nationals Overseas, Consular and Migration Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| 2002 | Counsellor, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary’s Office for National Security and Crisis Management Cabinet Secretariat |
| 2002-2004 | Minister, Embassy of Japan in Turkey |
| 2004-2007 | Minister, Embassy of Japan in Germany |
| 2007-2009 | Minister, Embassy of Japan in Pakistan |
| 2009-2011 | Professor, Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Law |
| 2011-2014 | Consul General in Munich/Germany |
| 2014-2017 | Ambassador to Mozambique |
| 2017-2019 | Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| Since 2019 | Ambassador to Austria and Ambassador-designate to Kosovo |
| Languages: | Japanese, German, English |
| Marital Status: | Married, one son and one daughter |
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