Yukio Takasu

In September 1993, Mr. Takasu was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as Assistant Secretary-General and Controller of the United Nations.  For over three and a half years at the UN Secretariat, he was responsible for budget and financial management of the UN, including peacekeeping operations.

In April 2000, Ambassador Takasu was posted in Tokyo and played a pivotal role in promoting human security and launching the Commission for Human Security. Since September 2005, Mr. Takasu served as Ambassador in charge of Human Security, Science and Technology Cooperation, and initiated the formation of the Friends of Human Security, and informal forum to promote human security approaches in UN activities.

Mr. Takasu has also served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of Japan to IIAEA, Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO, UNIDO and other United Nations bodies located in Vienna. In July 2007, Mr. Takasu was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations.

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