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Asako Okai
Japanese diplomat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asako Okai is a Japanese diplomat and UN official currently serving as the ambassador of Japan in Bahrain.[1] She started her roles as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assistant administrator, director for the UNDP Crisis Bureau, and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General in 2018.[2][3] She led the corporate crisis-related work of UNDP.
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Quick Facts United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Appointed by ...
Asako Okai | |
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岡井朝子 おかい あさこ | |
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United Nations Assistant Secretary-General | |
Assumed office June 6, 2018 | |
Appointed by | António Guterres |
Preceded by | Izumi Nakamitsu |
United Nations Development Programme Assistant Administrator and Director for Crisis Bureau | |
Assumed office June 6, 2018 | |
Appointed by | António Guterres |
Preceded by | Izumi Nakamitsu |
Consul General of Japan in Canada | |
In office September 2016 – June 2018 | |
Appointed by | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Seiji Okada |
Succeeded by | Takashi Hatori |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) Tokyo |
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Education | Hitotsubashi University Emmanuel College of Cambridge University |
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