Minister of Foreign Affairs
Yoriko KAWAGUCHI
| Born : January 14, 1941, Tokyo |
- Education
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| March 1965 | B.A. in International Relations, Tokyo University |
| June 1972 | M.Phil. in Economics, Yale University |
- Career
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| April 1965 | Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) |
| June 1976 | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| February 1990 | Director-General, Economic Cooperation Department, MITI |
| August 1990 | Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United States |
| June 1992 | Deputy Director-General for Global Environmental Affairs, MITI |
| September 1993 | Managing Director, Suntory Ltd. |
| July 2000 | Minister of State and Director-General of Environment Agency |
| January 2001 | Minister of the Environment |
| February 2002 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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