Former Ambassador to South Sudan and currently Deputy Director-General for African Masahiko KIYA will make presentation on “Japan’s Support for Peacebuilding in South Sudan: A Perspective from the Ground” on 28 January 2018 at Tokyo University Komaba Campus.
Seminar Series #28
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus
Komaba-Todaimae Station on the Keio Inokashira Line
3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902
Collaboration Room 4, Building 18 Floor 4
15:00-15:10 Opening
15:10-15:50 “Japan’s Support for Peacebuilding in South Sudan: A Perspective from the Ground”
Speaker: Masahiko KIYA, Deputy Director-General, Africa Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
15:50-16:10 Panel Discussion
- Masahiko KIYA, Former Ambassador to South Sudan
- Mitsugi Endo, Professor, the University of Tokyo
- Daisaku Higashi, Associate Professor, Sophia University
16:10-16:20 Intermission
16:20-17:20 Question and Answers
Moderator: Sukehiro Hasegawa, GPAJ President
17:20-17:30 Announcement from the Secretariat
If you are interested in participating in this seminar, please contact GPAJ Secretary-General Kihara-Hunt, kihara-hunt[@]gpaj.org by e-mail (Please change [@] to @ when sending an e-mail).
Fees: Members – free
Non-members – 500 yen for the materials
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Born in Hakodate, Japan, in 1964. Graduated from Tokyo University in 1987. MA in history and international law, Cambridge University. Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1988. Assignments include the Embassies of Japan in Nigeria and the United States, Bangladesh (Counselor), Belgium (Minister) the Ministry of Defense, Director for International Peace Cooperation 2015.4-2017.7 Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of South Sudan, 2017.8 Deputy Director-General, Africa Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
