Description
After joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1992, Mr. Nishinaga worked in various departments of the Ministry, including the International Cooperation Bureau, the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, the Foreign Policy Bureau, and the Minister’s Secretariat. He spent many years formulating Japan’s global development policies, including regional strategies for Africa and the Middle East.
His overseas assignments include postings in Cairo (1996
98), Washington, D.C. (2008–11), Baghdad (2011–12), and, most recently, Seoul (2019–21). In Washington, D.C., as Counsellor for Global Issues, he worked on a range of global topics such as development, climate change, and assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan. In Seoul, he served as Economic Minister at the Embassy of Japan, where he managed bilateral economic relations between the two countries.
