Ichiro Kawabata

He was born on December 17, 1952 in Kyoto, Japan.

03.1976 - he graduated from Sofia University in Tokyo;
Since 04.1976 - in service to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan;
09.1977-06.1979 - Trainee, Moscow State University;
06.1979-08.1982 - Attaché, Third Secretary, Embassy of Japan, USSR;
08.1982-07.1985 - Official, the USSR Department, MFA of Japan;
07.1985-09.1988 - Second Secretary, Embassy of Japan, USSR;
09.1988-12.1990 - Consul, Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco, USA;
12.1990-02.1994 - First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, USSR-Russian Federation;
02.1994-08.1999 - Deputy Head, First Deputy Head, Russian Federation Division, MFA;
08.1999-08.2000 - First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, USA;
08.2000-09.2005 - Counsellor, Head, Information and Culture Section, Embassy of Japan, Russian Federation;
09.2005-08.2006 - Senior Diplomatic Coordinator, General Division, Foreign Policy Department, MFA;
08.2006-02.2009 - Head, Assistance to Russia Division, MFA;
Since 03.2009 - Consul General of Japan, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Translated from: Representative Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg