Kurai Takashi
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Kurai Takashi | |
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| Born | 1955 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Notable work | Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Ambassador of Japan to Russia |
Takashi Kurai[1] (倉井高志, 1955, Japan) is a Japanese diplomat. He was ambassador of Japan to Ukraine from 2019 to 2021.[2] Takashi speaks English and Russian.
Biography[]
Kurai Takashi was born in 1955.
Since 1981 he has been working as a diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Since 1984 he has been an employee of the Embassy of Japan in the USSR.
Since 1989 - Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division of the Information and Analysis Bureau
Since 1991 - Deputy Director of the 1st Division of Europe in the Bureau of European Affairs.
Since 1993 - Deputy Director, Director of the Security Policy Department of the Bureau of Foreign Policy.
Since 1995 - Political Adviser of the Embassy of Japan in Russia.
Since 1999 - Director of the Assistance Division in the Bureau of European Affairs.
Since 2001 - Director of the Department of Central and South-Eastern Europe, Bureau of European Affairs
Since 2003 - Director of the 1st Division of the Intelligence and Analysis Service
Since 2005 - Minister of the Embassy of Japan in Russia.
Since 2008 - Minister of the Permanent Mission of Japan to International Organizations in Vienna
Since 2010 - Deputy Director General of the Intelligence and Analysis Service.
Since 2012 - Minister, Deputy Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Korea.
Since 2014 - Ambassador of Japan to Russia.
Since February 2016 - Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan. [3][4][5]
On December 4, 2018, Takashi was appointed by the Government of Japan as Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine. His office in Ukraine started on January 23, 2019. On February 11, 2019, he presented credentials to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. [6]
On August 23, 2021, he represented Japan on the Crimea platform.
In August 2021 succeeded Takashi as Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine.[7] Ambassador Takashi officially completed his diplomatic mission in Ukraine on 7 October 2021.[2]
Awards and honors[]
- Order of Merit (Ukraine, August 22, 2020) - for significant personal contribution to strengthening the international prestige of Ukraine, development of interstate cooperation, fruitful public activity.[2][8]
References[]
- ^ "Список Надзвичайних та Повноважних Послів Японії в Україні". www.ua.emb-japan.go.jp. . Retrieved 25 грудня 2019.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c Japanese ambassador completes diplomatic mission in Ukraine, Ukrinform (7 October 2021)
- ^ В Україні зміниться посол Японії
- ^ В Україні зміниться посол Японії
- ^ Ambassador of Japan H.E. Mr. Takashi Kurai Visits LUMS
- ^ Президент України прийняв вірчі грамоти у послів низки іноземних держав 11 лютого 2019
- ^ List of Ambassadors of Japan in Ukraine, Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
Japan hands over batch of new television equipment to Suspilne, Interfax-Ukraine (26 January 2022) - ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №341/2020". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- Ambassadors of Japan to Russia
- Japanese diplomats
- 1955 births
- Living people