Shinichi Kitaoka

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Shinichi Kitaoka 北岡 伸一
Special Adviser to the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2022
President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency
In office 1 October 2015 – 31 March 2022
Preceded by	Akihiko Tanaka
Succeeded by	Akihiko Tanaka
President of the International University of Japan
In office 2012 – September 30, 2015
Preceded by	Masakatsu Mori
Succeeded by	Kimio Kase
Personal details
Born	(1948-04-20) April 20, 1948 (age 76) Yoshino, Nara, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Shinichi Kitaoka (北岡 伸一, Kitaoka Shin'ichi, born 20 April 1948) is a Japanese political scientist. He has held many roles such as the president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), president of the International University of Japan, professor at Japan's GRIPS-Tokyo School of Security and International Studies, and Japanese ambassador to the United Nations. His area of expertise is the history of Japanese politics and diplomacy, as a political scientist and a historian.