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The President's Activities

FY2021

August 2, 2021An article by President Kitaoka: The world and Japan after COVID-19-Japan should lead the free world with ODA
July 20, 2021JICA President KITAOKA delivered a message at the India-Japan Forum organized by the Ministry of External Affairs of the government of India and the Ananta Aspen Center on July 20, 2021
July 15, 2021An article by JICA President KITAOKA was published on Financial Times (FT.com)
July 6, 2021JICA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Sharing of Japanese Experiences - Sixth Webinar "Response to COVID-19 by Public Health Centers in Japan: Contributions and Challenges"
June 2, 2021JICA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Sharing of Japanese Experiences - Fifth Webinar "How antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) will change the course of COVID-19 pandemic"
May 20, 2021JICA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Sharing of Japanese Experiences - 4th Webinar "Detecting Predictive Biomarkers for Severe COVID-19"
April 30, 2021JICA President Kitaoka spoke at the “Symposium on Remembering OKAMOTO Yukio, Special Advisor to JICA: Navigating Japan’s route in uncharted ocean” (April 29)
April 23, 2021JICA President KITAOKA will join the JICA Webinar “Remembering OKAMOTO Yukio: Navigating Japan’s route in uncharted ocean” on April 29th, 2021
April 19, 2021JICA President Kitaoka held talks with COP26 President Sharma (online meeting)
April 14, 2021JICA President KITAOKA joined FT-Nikkei event "The First 100 Days: Biden's early policies and their impact on Asia" as a panelist.

FY2020

March 27, 2021A new book “GOTŌ SHINPEI, Statesman of Vision: Research, Public Health, and Development” by JICA President KITAOKA has been published.
March 1, 2021Participation in the Human Capital Project Global Forum hosted by the World Bank Group
January 27, 2021JICA President KITAOKA delivered the opening remarks at Davos Agenda Week “Shaping a new Ocean Economy” organized by the World Economic Forum
January 4, 2021Special Message by JICA President KITAOKA on JICA’s World (January 2021)
December 25, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with AUDA-NEPAD CEO Mayaki (online meeting)
December 25, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minister Umurzakov
December 24, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with IMF Managing Director Georgieva (online meeting)
December 23, 2020JICA President Kitaoka visited Vietnam: First visit abroad since the outbreak of COVID-19, meeting with government officials and encouraging the re-assigned JOCV
December 21, 2020An article by JICA President KITAOKA was published on the Asia Pacific Review.
December 18, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with World Bank Group President Malpass (online meeting)
December 16, 2020President Kitaoka visited Maebashi City and Kanra Town, Gunma Prefecture: encouragement to South Sudanese track and field athletes training for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
December 15, 2020Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan meet with young Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and a Youth Volunteer for Nikkei Communities who returned from overseas
December 10, 2020JICA President KITAOKA will appear on the TV program “Human Security in the COVID-19 Era OGATA Sadako Memorial Symposium” to be aired by NHK WORLD
December 1, 2020The first joint program for JICA Scholars: President Kitaoka encourages participants of JICA Scholarship Program to lead the future of developing countries
November 24, 2020JICA President KITAOKA attended the high-level meeting organized by the World Economic Forum
November 19, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with JFA President Tashima
October 8, 2020The 16th JICA President Award Commendation
September 17, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay (online meeting)
September 11, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with the ambassadors to Japan of seven Pacific Island countries (online meeting)
September 8, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with IsDB President Hajjar (online meeting)
August 7, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minister Umurzakov (online meeting)
August 6, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with JOC President Yamashita
July 29, 2020JICA President KITAOKA gave a talk at an online seminar "Why International Cooperation is Essential in the Age of COVID-19" organized by SDGs Promise Japan
July 27, 2020JICA and JOC conclude collaboration agreement: Strengthening contributions to international society through sports
June 26, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with AFD’s CEO Rioux (online meeting)
June 10, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with ADB President Asakawa (online meeting)
May 1, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with ICRC President Maurer (online meeting)

FY2019

February 19, 2020JICA President Kitaoka held talks with the ICM of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Ebrahim
January 17, 2020JICA President Kitaoka gave a lecture at the networking gathering for SDGs Global Leader Program participants
December 18, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Jamaican Prime Minister Holness
November 21, 2019JICA receives a National Order of Merit from the Government of Paraguay: Contribution to the development of Paraguay spans over 40 years
November 20, 2019JICA President Kitaoka visited Brazil and Paraguay: Strengthening relations with both countries built on trust
October 31, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Afghanistan President Ghani
October 31, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Maldives President Solih
October 30, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with President Abbas of Palestine
October 24, 2019President Kitaoka visited Palau: Reaffirming the results of Japan’s cooperation and importance of strengthened relations with the country
October 7, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Dr. Mukwege
September 30, 2019JICA President Kitaoka Visited the U.S.: Participated in 6th JICA-World Bank Group High-Level Dialogue, Held Top-level Meetings with Development Partners
September 20, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with H.E. Mr. Thaçi, President of the Republic of Kosovo
September 13, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Ms. Moorehead, DAC Chair, OECD
September 6, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Professor Stiglitz and Professor Noman of the Columbia University IPD
August 16, 2019JICA President Kitaoka had talks with EBRD President Chakrabarti
August 16, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Dr. Muhammad-Bande, President-elect of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly
June 10, 2019JICA President Kitaoka held talks with President Malpass of the World Bank Group
May 27, 2019JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka gives a speech on “UHC, SDGs, and Human Security” at Think 20 (T20) Summit
April 22, 2019JICA President Kitaoka Visits Philippines, Meets with President Rodrigo Duterte and Members of Bangsamoro Transition Authority
April 5, 2019JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Bachelet

FY2018

March 4, 2019JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Scaling Up Nutrition Coordinator Verburg
January 30, 2019JICA President Kitaoka Visits South Sudan: By Meeting with Government Dignitaries and Visiting ODA Project Sites, He Reaffirms the Results of Japanese Cooperation and the Importance of Cooperation on Peace Promotion and Development of South Sudan
January 22, 2019JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Rwandan President Kagame
January 7, 2019JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With IMF Deputy Managing Director Grasso
December 27, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Zambian President Lungu
December 19, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Mongolian Premier Khurelsukh
December 10, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With UNHCR Grandi
December 7, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Burkina Faso President Kaboré
December 6, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With UNRWA Head Krähenbühl
December 5, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Visits Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico, Meets With Top Officials and Visits ODA Project Sites
November 30, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With King Abdullah II of Jordan
October 29, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With UNICEF Executive Director Fore
October 23, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Visits Indonesia: Speaks on History of Indonesia-Japan Relations and Participates in IMF-World Bank Group Meetings
October 17, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Tajikistani President Rahmon
October 17, 2018JICA President Kitaoka meets with a group of U.S. representatives
October 15, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Visits Vietnam, Meets With Officials, Visits ODA Project Sites, Gives Presentation on the Meiji Restoration
September 25, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Visits Zambia and Malawi, Meets With Officials, Visits ODA Project Sites
September 20, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With African Development Bank President Adesina
September 10, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With UN General Assembly President-Elect Espinosa
August 28, 2018JICA Executive Senior Vice President Koshikawa Hold Talks With Saint Vincent Prime Minister Gonsalves
August 22, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With NEPAD CEO Mayaki
July 31, 2018First Visit by a JICA President to the Republic of Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic: Kitaoka Reaffirms Impacts and Importance of Japanese Cooperation
June 26, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Visits Hawaii: 150th Anniversary of Japanese Emigration Celebrated in Hawaii
June 19, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun
June 18, 2018JICA President Holds Talks With Heads of Pacific Island Countries at PALM 8
June 7, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Vietnamese President Quang
May 18, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Visits Iceland and Finland, Speaks at the Iceland Geothermal Conference, Meets With Dignitaries
May 7, 2018JICA President Visits Fiji and Samoa, Meets With Government Dignitaries and Affirms the Need for Assistance
April 19, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Prime Minister Tobgay of Bhutan
April 9, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With IFC CEO Le Houérou

FY2017

March 26, 2018JICA President Visits Tunisia, Egypt and India
February 23, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With CAF Executive President Luis Carranza
February 13, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Nabeel Shaath, Adviser on International Relations to the President of the Palestinian Authority
February 2, 2018JICA President Kitaoka Visits the UK, Holds Talks With Government Officials, Speaks at a Seminar Sponsored by Chatham House
December 27, 2017UHC Forum 2017: Tokyo Declaration on Universal Health Coverage Adopted to Achieve Health for All. JICA President Kitaoka Speaks, Announces JICA’s Commitment to UHC
December 22, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Gates Foundation Head Suzman
December 22, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With UN Secretary-General Guterres
December 22, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With UN World Food Programme Head Beasley
December 20, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With President Sall of Senegal
December 11, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty
December 6, 2017 JICA President Holds Talks With Hery Rajaonarimampianina, the President of Madagascar
November 24, 2017JICA President visits Morocco, France, speaks at IFRI-sponsored 10th World Policy Conference, meets with dignitaries
November 20, 2017JICA President Speaks at 2017 World Assembly for Women, Emphasizes Support for Woman Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries
November 15, 2017JICA President Holds Talks With IDB President Moreno and IIC CEO Scriven
November 10, 2017 JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Philippines President
October 27, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With UN Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed
October 23, 2017Signing of Memorandum of Cooperation with The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa: Furthering efforts to achieve the SDGs in Africa
October 10, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Visits the U.S., Speaks at U.N. General Assembly Side Event on Universal Health Coverage
September 25, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Meets With UNEP Head Solheim
September 25, 2017JICA President Visits Tanzania and Uganda, Reaffirms Importance of Cooperation
August 21, 2017JICA President Meets With Presidents of Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Speaks at the ASEAN 50thAnniversary Seminar
August 10, 2017International Fund for Agricultural Development President Houngbo Holds Talks With JICA Executive Senior Vice President Koshikawa
July 24, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Prime Minister Al-Mulki of Jordan
July 3, 2017Kitaoka Pays First Visits to Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine as JICA President
June 29, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With NEPAD CEO Mayaki
June 14, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun
June 9, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Meets With Vietnamese Prime Minister Phúc
April 21, 2017JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka Holds Talks With Wickremesinghe, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

FY2016

March 27, 2017JICA President Visits Myanmar, Meets Aung San Suu Kyi and Visits Project Sites
March 24, 2017JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka Holds Talks With Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, the President of Mozambique
March 17, 2017JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka Holds Talks With Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP)
March 8, 2017JICA President Kitaoka Pays First Visit to South America, Meets Dignitaries and Visits Nikkei Communities in Argentina, Brazil
February 2, 2017JICA President Visits Morocco, Meets the Prime Minister and Visits Project Sites
January 13, 2017JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka Speaks at the World Assembly for Women 2016, Emphasizes the Need for Continued Support to Achieve Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Developing Countries
January 10, 2017JICA President Holds Talks with Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and Other Key Leaders
November 22, 2016In His First Visit to Oceania, JICA President Kitaoka Meets National Leaders, Discusses Island Countries' Challenges, the Contribution Japan Can Make
November 18, 2016JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka Attends "Japan-LAC Business Forum", stresses importance of strategic partnership with the IDB and the private sector for sustainable development in the Latin America and Caribbean region
November 17, 2016JICA President Held Talks With African Development Bank President
November 4, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With King Abdullah II of Jordan
November 2, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
October 27, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Mongolian Prime Minister Erdenebat
October 26, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Pays First Visit to Serbia and Albania, Meets Key Officials, Visits JICA Project Sites
October 11, 2016The 12th JICA President Commendation
October 3, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Visits Vietnam
October 3, 2016JOCVs receive Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s Nobel Prize; JICA President meets PH Cabinet members
September 9, 2016JICA President Holds Talks With Leaders of African Countries in TICAD VI Host Country Kenya
June 29, 2016JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka Holds Talks With NEPAD CEO Mayaki
June 24, 2016JICA President Visits Senegal and Nigeria; Sides to Strengthen Partnerships Ahead of TICAD VI
June 17, 2016U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Visits Nihonmatsu Training Center, Talks Informally With Candidate JICA Volunteers
June 10, 2016JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka Meets With Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
June 2, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Attends the World Humanitarian Summit, Stresses the Collaboration Between Humanitarian Assistance and Development Aid
May 31, 2016JICA President Meets With Ghanaian President Mahama
May 26, 2016Third High Level Dialogue Between JICA and the World Bank Held; Sides Agree to Collaborate on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Disaster Risk Reduction, Resilient and Sustainable Cities, TICAD VI, Stabilization of MENA Region
May 19, 2016Signing of Grant Agreement with Ghana: Constructing an advanced research center for infectious diseases at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
May 12, 2016JICA President Meets With Panamanian President Varela
April 27, 2016JICA President Visits the U.S.

FY2015

March 31, 2016JICA President Visits the Philippines
March 31, 2016JICA President Holds Talks With African Development Bank President
March 31, 2016JICA President Holds Talks with President Mugabe of Zimbabwe
March 14, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Egyptian President
March 10, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Palestinian President Abbas
February 16, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Visits Iraq and Jordan
February 1, 2016JICA President Visits Nepal, Bhutan
January 21, 2016JICA President Holds Talks With Canadian Minister of International Development and La Francophonie
January 21, 2016A Healthy Life for All — JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Bill Gates and Others at International Conference
January 7, 2016JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks with World Bank Group President Kim
January 4, 2016JICA President Holds Talks With Southern African Development Community Head
December 24, 2015JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka Visits Ethiopia and Kenya in His First Foreign Trip Since Assuming Office
December 15, 2015JICA President Holds Talks With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark
December 9, 2015JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Iraqi Foreign Minister
November 30, 2015JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Bangladeshi Minister of Planning
November 25, 2015JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks With Prime Minister of Benin
November 19, 2015Ceremony Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
October 29, 2015JICA President Kitaoka Holds Talks with ADB President Nakao
October 1, 2015Shinichi Kitaoka becomes JICA’s new president

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