Tomochika UYAMA
Friend of FMG
Senior Advisor to the Director-General, World Trade Organization
| April, 1986 | Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
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1989-1998
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Served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo Japan (Except: From 1991 to 1993, served in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tokyo Japan, and participated in the Uruguay Round Textiles Negotiations) |
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Jan. 1998
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First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva (Covered WTO. Served as Chairman of the Committee on Specific Commitments under the Council for Trade in Services from 2000 to 2001) |
| Feb. 2001 | Counselor, Economic Affairs, Embassy of Japan in Egypt |
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Mar. 2004
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Director, Services Trade Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Served as Chief Negotiator for Services for DDA as well as negotiators on various fields for EPAs with the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.) |
| Nov. 2006 |
Director, International Trade Division (WTO), Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Participated in DDA negotiations.) |
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Aug. 2008
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Minister, Economic Affairs, Embassy of Japan in the Philippines (Since 2009, serving as Co-chair of Regional Technical Group on Aid for Trade for the Asia-Pacific Region, participating in the WTO AfT process including Global Reviews) |
| Aug. 2010 | Minister, Economic Affairs, Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Korea |
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Sep. 2012
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Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative (WTO), Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva
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July. 2014
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Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau (G7,G20, WTO, EPAs) / Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, served as G7 Foreign Affairs Sous Sherpa, including during Japan’s G7 presidency in 2016 |
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Aug. 2017
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Deputy Assistant Minister, Economic Affairs Bureau (WTO, Japan-US and Japan-Canada economic relations)
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| Jan. 2018 | Consul-General of Japan in San Francisco |
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Feb. 2020- Apr. 2021 |
Deputy Chief Negotiator (Ambassador), TPP Headquarters, Cabinet Secretariat (CPTPP, Japan-US trade agreement) |
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June-July, 2020
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Director-General, Office for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Preparedness and Response, Cabinet Secretariat（additional duty） |
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Oct. 2020
May 2021 |
Director-General, Secretariat of the Headquarters for the World Expo 2025, Cabinet Secretariat（additional duty）
Senior Advisor to the Director-General, World Trade Organization |
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