Koji Tsuruoka

Koji Tsuruoka (鶴岡 公二, Tsuruoka Koji, born 10 August 1952) is a Japanese diplomat. He served as the Japanese ambassador to the United Kingdom from June 2016 until December 2020.[1]

Koji Tsuruoka
Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom
In office
April 7, 2016 – December 2020
MonarchsAkihito
Naruhito
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byKeiichi Hayashi
Succeeded byHAYASHI Hajime
Personal details
Born (1952-08-10) 10 August 1952
ProfessionDiplomat

Biography

Tsuruoka was born 10 August 1952.[2] His father was a Japanese diplomat who served as Ambassador to the United Nations.[3] He received a BA in Law from the University of Tokyo and an LLM from Harvard Law School. He joined the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1976.[2]

He served as the first Director-General for Global Issues from 2006 to 2008.[4] He then worked in the International Legal Affairs Bureau until 2010. He was Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy from 2010 to 2012 and then Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2013.[2] In 2013, he was appointed chief negotiator to represent Japan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.[5]

References
  1. "Gideon Rachman at home with Japan's ambassador in London". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. "Tsuruoka, Koji, (born 10 Aug. 1952), Ambassador of Japan to the Court of St James's, 2016–19". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U287856. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. "Spotlight on: Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  4. "Japan". Diplomat Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. "Senior diplomat to head TPP negotiating team". Japan Times. March 22, 2013.
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