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December 7, 2005
RITZ CARLTON
1150 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC
Japan International Transport Institute
Institute under the Auspices of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
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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
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Activities of our institute are made possible through the generous assistance of the Nippon Foundation. |
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Hiroshi Maruyama
Vice Minister for International Affairs of Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure and Transport, Japan
Before being appointed as the Vice Minister for International
Affairs in the Ministry of Land, Transport, and Infrastructure
(MLIT) in August of this year, Mr. Maruyama has held many positions
since joining the Ministry of Transport in 1972. He worked as
the First Secretary and later as the Counsellor for the Embassy
of Japan in France from 1986-1989. He worked in such positions
as Director of the Financial Affairs Division of the Railway
Bureau, Director of the Aviation Industries Division of the
Civil Aviation Bureau and Director of the General Affairs Division
of the Road Transport Bureau.
Mr. Maruyama held the positions of Director General of the Administration
Department of the Civil Aviation Bureau and Vice Director General
of the Policy Bureau. Mr. Maruyama was promoted to be the Director
General of Policy Planning in 2001. Following this promotion
he served as Director General of the Road Transport Bureau,
Director General of the Railway Bureau, and Director General
of the Policy Bureau.
At the current position as the Vice Minister for International
Affairs, Mr. Maruyama is arranging the Ministerial Conference
on International Transport Security, which will be held in January
in order to lead discussions concerning transport security measures
which include development of new technologies capable of detecting
explosives and suspicious persons.
Mr. Maruyama earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at
the University of Tokyo.
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