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New Nipponese ambassador to the EU

April 30, 2015

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S.E. Keiichi Katakami, chef de la mission du Japon, auprès de l'UE, à droite et José Manuel Barroso

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In the name of His Imperial Majesty The Emperor of Japan, His Excellency Ambassador Keiichi Katakami presented his credentials as head of mission of the Japanese representation to the European Union on 9 October 2014 to then commission president, José Manuel Barroso.

Ambassador Katakami (b. 6 March 1954) entered Japan’s diplomatic service in 1980. Before his appointment to the EU he served as Director-General of the Economic Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previous to that he served his first ambassadorship between 2008 and 2011 in Ghana with co-accreditations to Liberia and Sierra Leone.