Teruko Wada | |
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| Born | 和田 照子 October 31, 1969 |
| Education | Graduate School of Law and Politics of the University of Tokyo Waseda University Knox College Georgetown University, 2004 |
| Occupation(s) | former President of the Girl Scouts of Japan a member of the World Board of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts since 2011 Senior Manager at the Japan Business Federation |
Teruko Wada (和田 照子, Wada Teruko) (born October 31, 1969, Nagano, Nagano prefecture),[1] Japan is an attorney and former President of the Girl Scouts of Japan, a member of the World Board of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts since 2011, and Senior Manager at the Japan Business Federation.[2]
Wada led disaster relief fundraising efforts in the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and under her guidance, Girl Scouts of Nagano started a project to support children with needs in partnership with Armenian Girl Guides of the National Union of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of Armenia.[3]
She studied at the Graduate School of Law and Politics of the University of Tokyo, as well as Waseda University and Knox College. She lives in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. She was admitted, or permitted to practice law, in New York State in 2004 via Georgetown University.[4]