Kunihiko Saitō (Japanese: 斎藤 邦彦; 2 February 1935 – 4 July 2022)[1] was a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States.[2]

He was ambassador to the United States from 1995 until 1999.[3] He served as head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency until August 2001, when he was succeeded by Takao Kawakami.[4] He was removed from his position due to a scandal involving ministry bureaucrats, alongside Vice Minister Yutaka Kawashima, Ambassador Shunji Yanai, and Ambassador Sadayuki Hayashi.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 斉藤邦彦氏が死去　元駐米大使、元外務事務次官 (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ Gries, Peter Hays (2004). China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy. University of California Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-520-93194-7. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Yanai to replace Saito as ambassador to U.S." The Japan Times. 31 August 1999. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Kawakami to replace JICA head Saito". The Japan Times. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tanaka gives in to Koizumi; U.S. envoy to be removed". The Japan Times. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2019.


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