Asako Okai | |
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岡井朝子 おかい あさこ | |
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| United Nations Assistant Secretary-General | |
| Assumed office June 6, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Izumi Nakamitsu |
| United Nations Development Programme Assistant Administrator and Director for Crisis Bureau | |
| Assumed office June 6, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Izumi Nakamitsu |
| Consul General of Japan in Canada | |
| In office September 2016 – June 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Seiji Okada |
| Succeeded by | Takashi Hatori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 Tokyo |
| Citizenship |  Japanese |
| Education | Hitotsubashi University Emmanuel College of Cambridge University |
Asako Okai is a Japanese diplomat and UN official currently serving as the ambassador of Japan in Bahrain.[1] She started her career at the UN as assistant administrator at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and director for the UNDP Crisis Bureau, and became United Nations Assistant Secretary-General in 2018.[2][3] During her time at the USDP, she was in charge of the UNDP’s corporate crisis-related work.
- ^ "Information Minister receives Japanese Ambassador". Bahrain News Agency. 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Asako Okai of Japan Assistant Administrator, Director, United Nations Development Programme's Crisis Response Unit | UN Press". United Nations Meetings Coverage and Press Releases. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ "The Latest @ USIP: A New Framework for Global Development and Security". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 2023-09-19.