Director (Outside)
Atsuko Nishimura
Career summary and concurrently held positions
| April 1979 | Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| June 1997 | Director, First Africa Division, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau |
| August 1999 | Counselor/Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations |
| June 2001 | Minister, Embassy of Japan in Belgium |
| September 2004 | Professor, School of Law, Tohoku University |
| June 2008 | Administrative Vice President, Japan Foundation |
| April 2012 | Senior Councilor, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation |
| April 2014 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| July 2016 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in charge of Women, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs |
| June 2017 | Outside Director, INPEX Corporation (incumbent) |
| (Concurrently held positions) | Outside Director, TAISEI CORPORATION |
