Embassy Information
2024/4/3
OTAKA Masato, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Thailand
Curriculum Vitae
| Name | OTAKA Masato |
| Date of Birth | September 16, 1961 |
| Education | |
| March 1986 | Graduated from University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics |
| Professional Record | |
| April 1986 | Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| July 2002 | Secretary to the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat |
| August 2005 | Senior Assistant, Economic Policy Division Director, Southeast Asia Economic Partnership Agreement Division, Economic Affairs Bureau |
| January 2007 | Director, Economic Partnership Division, Economic Affairs Bureau |
| December 2007 | Senior Coordinator/ Principal Deputy Director, Management and Coordination Division Minister’s Secretariat |
| February 2009 | Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in Thailand |
| July 2010 | Minister, Embassy of Japan in Thailand |
| June 2012 | Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America |
| February 2016 | Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy |
| July 2017 | Deputy Director-General, Foreign Policy Bureau and Consular Affairs Bureau |
| September 2019 | Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy |
| October 2020 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary |
| March 2024 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Thailand |