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Akihiko Tamura
JETRO Paris
Director General
Description
Akihiko Tamura is Director General of the JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) Paris Office since August 2023.
Prior to being posted in Paris, he was Councillor for TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), Cabinet Secretariat, the Government of Japan. He spent more than 30 years at METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan) serving, among others, as Director-General for Trade Policy, Chief Negotiator for RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership), Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy, Councillor for APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), Director for DDA (WTO Doha Development Agenda) NAMA (non agricultural market access) and Environmental Goods negotiations.
Aki was also Legal Officer of Legal Division, WTO and First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan to the United States. He also worked in Beijing as General Manager at Japan-China Economic Association. Moreover, he used to be Professor of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and Visiting Fellow of Law Faculty, University of Hong Kong.
Aki earned a Bachelor of law (LL.B.) from the University of Tokyo, a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School and a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) from George Washington University Law School.
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