[Policy] Building Relationships of Trust between Japan and Korea
VIEW EVENT DETAILSIn January 15, Asia Society Korea Center will hold its Monthly Luncheon on Future of Japan and Korea Relations lectured by H.E. Koro Bessho, Japanese Ambassador to Korea.
Former Chief of the Foreign Ministry’s Northeast Asia Division and a former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Koro Bessho is a distinguished expert on international affairs of Northeast Asia issues. On January 15, Ambassador Bessho will share his views on Japan and Korea bilateral relations as well as his expert views on the issues.
Ambassador Series
Part 1: Future of Japan and Korea Relations
Guest Speaker:
H.E. Koro Bessho, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
12:00PM
Lotte Hotel Seoul, Garnet Suite, 37th Floor
RSVP by Friday, January 11, 2013
Email: [email protected]
Members 30,000 won
Non-members 50,000 won
Embassy/Press 20,000 won
Hanabank 195-910004-19604 Asia Society Korea Center
CV of the Ambassador, H.E. Koro Bessho
Date of Birth: February 5, 1953
Education:
March 1975
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
Professional Career:
April 1975
Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs
August 1990
First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the USA
January 1992
Counsellor, the same Embassy
March 1993
Director, First International Organizations Division, Economic Affairs Bureau
January 1995
Director, Northeast Asia Division, Asian Affairs Bureau
August 1997
Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in the UK
August 1998
Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of Japan to OECD
January 1999
Minister, the same Delegation
December 2000
Director, Policy Coordination Division, Foreign Policy Bureau
April 2001
Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister
October 2006
Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau
July 2008
Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy/Director-General, Foreign Policy Bureau
August 2010
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
September 2012
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Korea