About APU

OKAMURA Yoshifumi

OKAMURA Yoshifumi

Position

Vice-President
Assistant to the Trustees of the Ritsumeikan Trust

Academic background

1981/3 Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, Department II: Legal Profession Course

Employment background

2024/1 Professor, College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
1981/4-
2022/12
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Career

2022/12 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Retirement Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
2019/12 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,Permanent Mission of Japan to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
2019/1 Deputy Director-General for the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII)
2017/9 2025 World Exposition Bid Ambassador
Japanese Government Representative for discussions on international cooperation for peace and stability with relevant countries and international organizations
2017/6 Concurrently in charge of international peace contributions
2017/3 Concurrently handling the African Development Conference, United Nations Security Council Reform, and Human Rights
2014/7 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
2012/10-
13/11
Concurrently Director-General for the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V)
2012/9 Director, Africa Bureau, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau
2011/9 Consul-General at Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago
2010/1 Accredited to Benin
2009/5 Accredited to Burkina Faso
2008/10 Concurrently accredited to Niger and Burkina Faso
2008/7 Concurrently accredited to Niger and Burkina Faso
2008/7 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, concurrently accredited to Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, and Benin
2006/4 Minister at Permanent Mission of Japan to International Organizations in Vienna
2003/2 Counselor at Embassy of Japan in France
2001/1 Director, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Division, Foreign Policy Bureau
2000/12 Planning Officer, North America Division
1999/8 Ministerial Secretariat, United Nations Mission in Kosovo, Minister's Secretariat
1995/12 First Secretary at Embassy of Japan in India
1981/4 Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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