12 Nov 2024
Japan continues to develop ties with leading advanced economies
Mark Logan, former Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group Japan, met with Ambassador of Japan to Australia, HE Mr Kazuhiro Suzuki during an evening that sought to build ties between the Commonwealth countries of Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
Ambassador SUZUKI Kazuhiro was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Australia in March 2023. Preceding this assignment, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Turkey from October 2020 to April 2023.
Ambassador Suzuki began his career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1986. During his time in the Foreign Ministry, he has held a variety of positions, including Principal Deputy Director in charge of the Korean Peninsula, and Senior Coordinator in the Foreign Policy Bureau.
One of his overseas postings was as a Political Counsellor at the Embassy of Japan in the People’s Republic of China from 2004 to 2007.
From September 2016 to January 2018, he served as Minister for Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C.
He holds a Bachelor of International Relations from the University of Tokyo, a Master in Political Science from Stanford University and Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.