Jun Yamazaki

Jun Yamazaki (山崎 潤, Yamazaki Jun, born 22 September 1956) is a Japanese diplomat and the current Ambassador of Japan to Singapore.[1] He was formerly a United Nations Assistant Secretary-General at the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, and Controller. He was appointed to the position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in August 2008.[2]

Jun Yamazaki
山崎潤
Ambassador of Japan to Singapore
Assumed office
13 October 2018
MinisterToshimitsu Motegi
Preceded byKenji Shinoda
Personal details
Born
山崎潤 (Yamazaki Jun)

(1956-09-22) 22 September 1956
London, United Kingdom
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materThe University of Tokyo

Yamazaki worked the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a number of years. He was Counsellor in the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia. He also acted as Deputy Director in the United Nations Administration Division of the Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this capacity, he was in charge of administrative and budgetary affairs of the United Nations. He later became Director of the International Peace Cooperation Division and Deputy Director-General for Global Issues in the International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan and served until August 2008. From 2003 to 2007, he was a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ).

Yamazaki obtained his BA degree in international relations from The University of Tokyo.

Honours

References
  1. https://www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/about.html
  2. Jun Yamazaki appointed as UN Assistant Secy-General. The Hindu, August 14, 2008. Accessed October 20, 2008
  3. Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Dutch Royal House
  • "SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JUN YAMAZAKI of JAPAN AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONTROLLER". United Nations. Retrieved 2008-10-20.


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