Curriculum Vitae
2026/10/5
Curriculum Vitae: Ambassador MATSUI Shinji
Born and brought up in Kyoto City
1989 Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Law and entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1992 California Western School of Law with Master of Comparative Law
Overseas Missions:
1992-95 Embassy of Japan in Washington DC as congressional liaison
2002-04 Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva as humanitarian officer
Joined UNHCR missions to refugee camps in Guinea, Afghanistan, etc
2004-09 International Atomic Energy Agency, Office of Legal Affairs (Vienna)
during which the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to IAEA in 2005
2016-19 Counselor, Delegation of Japan to the International Civil Aviation
Organization / Representative of Japan on the ICAO Council
2023-26 Consul-General of Japan in Auckland, New Zealand
2026- Ambassador-designate of Japan to the Republic of South Sudan
Headquarters:
Director for EU Economic Affairs, Director for Hague Convention, Director for Specialized Agencies, and most recently Director for the Strait of Hormuz Affairs. Experienced also emergency responses to the situations such as international terrorism.
Born and brought up in Kyoto City
1989 Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Law and entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1992 California Western School of Law with Master of Comparative Law
Overseas Missions:
1992-95 Embassy of Japan in Washington DC as congressional liaison
2002-04 Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva as humanitarian officer
Joined UNHCR missions to refugee camps in Guinea, Afghanistan, etc
2004-09 International Atomic Energy Agency, Office of Legal Affairs (Vienna)
during which the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to IAEA in 2005
2016-19 Counselor, Delegation of Japan to the International Civil Aviation
Organization / Representative of Japan on the ICAO Council
2023-26 Consul-General of Japan in Auckland, New Zealand
2026- Ambassador-designate of Japan to the Republic of South Sudan
Headquarters:
Director for EU Economic Affairs, Director for Hague Convention, Director for Specialized Agencies, and most recently Director for the Strait of Hormuz Affairs. Experienced also emergency responses to the situations such as international terrorism.