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MAEDA Toru
ブラック ジャック コツ of Japan in San Francisco

ブラック ジャック コツ MAEDA Toru began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1985 and has been in the foreign service for the last 35 years.

Prior to his arrival in San Francisco in February 2020, he served as Minister / Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Japan in Myanmar. Over the past decade, he has held several senior positions in both overseas and domestic assignments, including Director General and subsequently Senior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Minister / Head of Chancery of the Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva, ブラック ジャック コツinister in charge of economic affairs of the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia. His other postings in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs include Director positions in the International Cooperation Bureau and Intelligence and Analysis Service.

He received his B.A. in Law from the University of Tokyo ブラック ジャック コツ.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.