Directors & Senior Management

Outside Director

Kuni SatoBorn August 8, 1954

Professional background

January 1981 Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)
June 2004 Minister of the Mission of Japan to the European Union (Brussels)
June 2007 Minister of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva (Geneva)
August 2010 Deputy Director-General of International Legal Affairs Bureau, MOFA
September 2012 Assistant Vice-Minister, MOFA
June 2013 Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, MOFA
February 2015 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO
October 2017 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Hungary
April 2021 Advisor, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (current position)
May 2021 Auditor of Foreign Press Center Japan (current position)
February 2022 Ambassador, Governor for Japan, Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) (current position)
May 2022 Council Member, United Nations University (current position)
June 2025 Outside Director, MGC (current position)

Reason for election:

She has served in important positions at government agencies, etc., and she has many years of experience overseas and abundant insight.

Photo: Outside Director Kuni Sato