Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Yoriko KAWAGUCHI


Born : January 14, 1941, Tokyo

Education
March 1965B.A. in International Relations, Tokyo University
June 1972M.Phil. in Economics, Yale University

Career
April 1965Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
June 1976International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
February 1990Director-General, Economic Cooperation Department, MITI
August 1990Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United States
June 1992Deputy Director-General for Global Environmental Affairs, MITI
September 1993Managing Director, Suntory Ltd.
July 2000Minister of State and Director-General of Environment Agency
January 2001Minister of the Environment
February 2002Minister of Foreign Affairs
September 2002Minister of Foreign Affairs