

	Seminar on Global Warming and Road Transportation: The Impact of Motorization in Fast-Growing Developing Nations such as China and India DATE November 15, 2005 LOCATI0N RITZ CARLTON 1150 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC HOST Japan International Transport Institute
	Japan International Tranport Institute Catherine Gilbert 1819 L STREET, N.W. SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 PHONE:+1- 202-833-9763 FAX: +1-202-833-9769 jiti@japantransport.com www.japantransport.com

	Activities of our institute are made possible through the generous assistance of the Nippon Foundation.

Jiro Hanyu

President, Japan International Transport Institute

Before becoming President of JITI in August of 2002, Mr. Hanyu had served as an official of the Japanese government for more than 33 years. He has held various important positions including Vice-Minister for Transport and International Affairs and Director General of the Transport Policy Bureau.

When the Ministerial Conference -A New Challenge for Environmentally Friendly Transport- was held in Tokyo in January 2002, he played a leading role in adopting the Ministerial Declaration on Transport and the Environment and the Transport Ministers’ Statements on “Prevention of Marine Pollution”, “Urban Transport and Environment” and “Comprehensive Strategy for Environmentally Friendly Vehicles.” From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Hanyu served as the Deputy Director-General, and later as the Senior Deputy Director-General of the Civil Aviation Bureau. Mr. Hanyu played a leading role in concluding the 1998 Memorandum of Understanding, an historic aviation agreement between Japan and the United States.

Mr. Hanyu graduated from Tokyo University in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in Economics.