Heishiro Ogawa
Heishiro Ogawa | |
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小川 平四郎 | |
| 1st | |
| In office March 31, 1973 – July 4, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Yuichi Hayashi (as chargé d'affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Shoji Sato |
| 6th | |
| In office November 13, 1968 – January 11, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1916 Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan |
| Died | July 25, 1997 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Father | |
| Relatives | Brothers: Ippei Ogawa, Heiji Ogawa |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University (1942) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Heishiro Ogawa (小川 平四郎, Ogawa Heishirō, March 17, 1916 – July 25, 1997) was a Japanese diplomat and served as first Japanese Ambassador to the People's Republic of China as diplomatic relations between them were established in 1972.
Career[]
Ogawa entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1939, and was immediately stationed to Beijing as a researcher.[1] In 1940, Ogawa audited at the Fu Jen Catholic University after one year of Chinese language studying.
In 1968, Ogawa was appointed the sixth ambassador of Japan to Denmark.[2] In March 1973, Ogawa was appointed the first ambassador of Japan to the People's Republic of China.[1]
Family[]
Heishiro Ogawa was the fourth son of , who served as the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Railways of Japan in the 1920s.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ogawa, Heishiro (1987). "我所经历的日中关系50年" [50 Years of Japan-China relationship I experienced]. 日本问题 [Japanese Studies]. Institute of Japanese Studies, CASS (5): 23–24. ISSN 1002-7874.
- ^ "在デンマーク日本大使館 歴代大使リスト" (in Japanese). Embassy of Japan in Denmark. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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