Director (Outside)
Naoko Saiki
Career summary and concurrently held positions
| April 1982 | Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
|---|---|
| April 2000 | Director, Second North America Division, North American Affairs Bureau |
| April 2002 | Director, Legal Affairs Division, Treaties Bureau |
| August 2004 | Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University |
| August 2006 | Director, Economic Policy Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| September 2006 | Director, Financial Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat |
| September 2012 | Deputy Assistant Minister, Minister’s Secretariat (Press, Public Diplomacy and Cultural Affairs) (Deputy Press Secretary) and Deputy Director-General, Integrated Office for Regional Revitalization, Cabinet Secretariat |
| June 2013 | Director-General for Cultural Affairs |
| July 2014 | Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, and Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat |
| October 2015 | Director-General, International Legal Affairs Bureau |
| July 2017 | Director-General, Foreign Service Training Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (resigned in January 2019) |
| April 2020 | Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo |
| April 2023 | Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (incumbent) |
| March 2026 | Outside Director, INPEX Corporation (incumbent) |
Concurrently held positions
Outside Director, Komatsu Ltd.
External Director, SANKYU INC.
Outside Member of the Board of Directors, Development Bank of Japan Inc.