Kōichirō Matsuura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kōichirō Matsuura

Japanese diplomat

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1937

Place of Birth: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Profession: diplomat, consul general

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Kōichirō Matsuura

  • Koichiro Matsuura (?? ???, Matsura Koichiro, born 29 September 1937 in Yamaguchi Prefecture) is a Japanese diplomat.
  • He is the former Director-General of UNESCO.
  • He was first elected in 1999 to a six-year term and reelected on 12 October 2005 for four years, following a reform instituted by the 29th session of the General Conference.
  • In November 2009, he was replaced by Irina Bokova. He studied law at the University of Tokyo and economics at Haverford College (Pennsylvania, USA) and began his diplomatic career in 1959.
  • Posts held by Mr Matsuura include those of Director-General of the Economic Co-operation Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1988); Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1990); and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (1992–1994).
  • He was Japan’s Ambassador to France from 1994 to 1999.
  • After one year as the Chairperson of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, he became UNESCO’s ninth Director-General on 12 November 1999.

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