H.E. Mr Yuichi Kusumoto
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Poland

Mr Yuichi Kusumoto was born on October 2, 1947 in Kyoto.

Career:

1971, Mar – Graduated from Doshisha University (Law Department), Kyoto, Japan
1971, Apr – Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1972, Jun – Attache, Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom
1974, Aug – Second Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the Soviet Union
1976, Aug – Staff of Research Division, MFA
1978, Jul – Staff of Defence Operations Division, Defence Agency
1980, Jul – Deputy Director, Second Cultural Affairs Division,
Public Information and cultural Affairs Bureau, MFA
1981, May – Assistant Director, Soviet Union Division,
European and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, MFA
1982, May – First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Kuwait
1984, Oct – Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva
1988, Aug – Director, Scientific Affairs Division, United Nations Bureau, MFA
1989, Jul – Chamberlain to H.M. the Emperor of Japan
1991, Aug – Director, Energy Resources Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, MFA
1992, Sep – Minister, Embassy of Japan in Russia
1995, Jun – Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to OECD in Paris
1997, Aug – Deputy Director-General, European and Oceanian Bureau, MFA
1999, Jul – Consul-General in Vancouver
2001, Sep – Consul-General in Khabarovsk
2004, Jul – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Uzbekistan
2007, Aug – Chief of Protocol (Ambassador), MFA
2009, Aug – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Poland

Marital Status: Married, two daughters