is a Japanese diplomat and academic, a former Ambassador of Japan to the
United Nations and a former Chairman of
UNICEF in 1988.
He received a B.A. and an M.A. from
Hitotsubashi University, and then earned a B.A. at
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corpo ...
in 1959. He joined the
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1959, and served in international organizations including the
United Nations,
GATT and the
OECD. He was Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations from 1986 to 1989. In this capacity, he was also Vice Chairman (1987–1988) and Chairman (1988) of the
UNICEF Executive Board at the international level. He was Deputy Secretary-General of
OECD from 1990 to 1996. After retiring from the diplomatic service he became professor in the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at
Waseda University.
Professor Makoto Taniguchi
Asjapan
References
Chairmen and Presidents of UNICEF
Living people
Hitotsubashi University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Japanese officials of the United Nations
Permanent Representatives of Japan to the United Nations
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