Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie received the new Japanese Ambassador to Argentina, Takahiro Nakamae, who replaces Noriteru Fukushima after four years in office, the Japanese Embassy announced on Thursday (05.09.2019).
Nakamae arrived in the country this week and in a video he posted on social media he expressed his excitement at returning to Argentina. The current Ambassador served as Counselor at the same Embassy almost 20 years ago.
He also highlighted the history of friendship that has united both countries for more than 120 years and the relationship of "strategic partners" that both nations maintain.
Ambassador Nakamae presented a copy of the credentials to Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie on Wednesday, with whom he had a pleasant meeting in which they discussed the relations that Argentina and Japan have been developing.
The diplomat, who has just completed his last duties as Director General of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed in the video his desire to strengthen the excellent bilateral relationship, and commented on his wishes: "I wish to reach out to the Nikkei community and its younger generations, to further strengthen the ties that unite the two nations."".
Hello everyone! I am Takahiro Nakamae, the new ambassador of Japan to Argentina. I am very excited to be back working in this wonderful country! I want to share with you this message about how important it is for me to continue strengthening the friendship between ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/BQ4cJecODs
— Takahiro Nakamae (@embajadorjpnarg) September 3, 2019
About Takahiro Nakamae
A graduate of the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, he began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. His first international assignment was in Argentina as Counselor at the Japanese Embassy in Buenos Aires, and later held various positions in Iraq, Mexico, and Brazil.
April 1985 – Enters the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
July 1998 – Counselor, Embassy of Japan in Argentina
August 2004 – Director of International Cooperation for Peace, General Directorate of Foreign Policy
April 2006 – Counselor, Embassy of Japan in Iraq
September 2007 – Director of Mexico and Central America, Directorate General of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs
July 2008 – Director of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Directorate General of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs
July 2009 – Director of Information and Communications
August 2011 – Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
July 2013 – Minister, Embassy of Japan in Brazil
May 2015th – Consul General of Japan in São Paulo
July 2017 – Director General of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs
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