Kenichi Kitamura

Experience

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  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

  Apr 2006 - Jul 2013

  •Drafted treaty documents and led negotiations on International Investment Treaties, including Free Trade Agreements, with more than ten foreign governments.•Worked closely with chief negotiators and treaty specialists of METI and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and supervised two research assistants to build stronger international agreements.•Engaged in Japan’s Free Trade Agreement Strategy Formation process including Trans Pacific Partnership •Created a book and a database for government officials about Japan’s international investment treaties, including critical documents, explanatory notes, and awards of Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Mechanisms Show less

  • Assistant Director (Director General’s Secretariat, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency )

    Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Investment Treaty Specialist

    Aug 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Assistant Director (Space Industry Office, Manufacturing Industries Bureau)

    Jul 2008 - Jul 2010

  • Officer (Corporate System Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau)

    Apr 2006 - Jun 2008
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  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

  May 2015 - Jul 2019

  Responsible for UNFCCC negotiations and programs with focus on international technology transfer, including business development with private companies. Engaged in international economic policy coordination for G7, G20, OECD among others with focus on trade and investment.

  • Climate Change Policy Expert

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  • Assistant Director (International Economy Division, Trade Policy Bureau)

    May 2015 - Jul 2017
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  UN Climate Change

  Aug 2019 - now

  Program Officer

  NDC, Long-term low emission development strategy and sector support unit,Mitigation Division