15 Sep Webinar | Ambassador Yamagami
The AJBCC held a special Zoom webinar on 20 August featuring the Ambassador of Japan to Australia, HE Yamagami Shingo.
Topic: Going for Gold! Building a Japan-Australia Business Partnership for the Future.
Ambassador Yamagami discussed recent trends in the Japan-Australia relationship and provided his views on future directions.
The webinar included an opportunity for our audience to engage in Q&A with the Ambassador.
Missed out? View the webinar below.
This event was part of the Japanaroo festival led by the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney.
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His Excellency YAMAGAMI Shingo is the Ambassador of Japan to Australia. He was appointed in December 2020.
Prior to being posted to Australia, Ambassador Yamagami served as Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018-2020). Ambassador Yamagami had previously served overseas in diplomatic postings to the United Kingdom as Political Minister (2009 – 2012), Geneva, Switzerland as Economic Counsellor for the Permanent Mission to the United Nations and International Organizations (2000 – 2003), Hong Kong as Consul (1998 – 2000), and the USA as Second Secretary (1987 – 1990). Within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yamagami has served as Director-General, Intelligence and Analysis Service (2017 – 2018), and Ambassador for Policy Planning and International Security Policy (Deputy Director-General, Foreign Policy Bureau) (2014 – 2015). Outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yamagami was Director-General (Acting) at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (2015 – 2017). He was also seconded to the National Police Agency as Director of the Police Administration, Ibaraki Prefectural Police (2007-2009). Ambassador Yamagami has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tokyo (1984) and studied at the Graduate School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (1985-87).