Curriculum Vitae of Consul-General Wajima

2024/4/19

Mr. WAJIMA Takehiko
Consul-General of Japan in Calgary


Date of Birth: May 29, 1964
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Academic Record:
Waseda University (Bachelor of Law)
Babson Graduate School (Master of Business Administration)

Professional Record
1991 Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1994 Vice Consul, Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
1996 Desk Officer, Overseas Public Relations Division
1998 Desk Officer, Loan Aid Division
2000 Consul, Consulate General of Japan in New York
2003 First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica
2006 Deputy Director, Southwest Asia Division
2009 Principal Deputy Director, NGOs Cooperation Division
2011 Consul, Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles,
Director for Japan Information Center
2015 Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in Hungary, Deputy Head of Mission
2018 Senior Coordinator, Public Diplomacy Strategy Division
2019 Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator, Foreign Policy Coordination Division
2020 Director, Space and Maritime Security Policy Division
2022 Counsellor, Cabinet Secretariat,
Office for Covid 19 and Other Emerging Infectious Disease Control
2023 Assistant Secretary General,
Secretariat for Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of
Japan ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation
2024 Senior Coordinator, Central and South Eastern Europe Division
2024 Consul General in Calgary
Family: Wife and one son
Hobbies: Ski, Walking with dog, Wood working (furniture restoration)