Shinichi Kitaoka
Shinichi Kitaoka 北岡 伸一 | |
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| Special Adviser to the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency | |
| Assumed office April 2022 | |
| President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency | |
| In office 1 October 2015 – 31 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Akihiko Tanaka |
| Succeeded by | Akihiko Tanaka |
| President of the International University of Japan | |
| In office 2012 – September 30, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Masakatsu Mori |
| Succeeded by | Kimio Kase |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1948 Yoshino, Nara, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Shinichi Kitaoka (北岡 伸一, Kitaoka Shin'ichi, born 20 April 1948) is a Japanese political scientist. He has held many roles such as the president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), president of the International University of Japan, professor at Japan's GRIPS-Tokyo School of Security and International Studies, and Japanese ambassador to the United Nations. His area of expertise is the history of Japanese politics and diplomacy, as a political scientist and a historian.