Kunihiko Saitō

Kunihiko Saitō (Japanese: 斎藤 邦彦) is a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States.[1]

He was ambassador to the United States from 1995 until 1999.[2]

He served as head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency until August 2001, being replaced by Takao Kawakami.[3] He was removed from his position due to a scandal involving ministry bureaucrats, alongside Vice Minister Yutaka Kawashima, Ambassador Shunji Yanai, and Ambassador Sadayuki Hayashi.[4]

References
  1. Gries, Peter Hays (2004). China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy. University of California Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-520-93194-7. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. "Yanai to replace Saito as ambassador to U.S." The Japan Times. 31 August 1999. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. "Kawakami to replace JICA head Saito". The Japan Times. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. "Tanaka gives in to Koizumi; U.S. envoy to be removed". The Japan Times. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Takakazu Kuriyama		 Japanese Ambassador to the United States
1995 – 1999		 Succeeded by
Shunji Yanai
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