Nobutaka Shinomiya

Nobutaka SHINOMIYA 四宮 信隆
Ambassador of Japan to Portugal
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2010
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Born	March 29, 1950 (1950-03-29) (age 61) Kanagawa Prefecture
Alma mater	Keio University
Occupation	Diplomat
Website	Embassy of Japan in Portugal

Nobutaka Shinomiya (四宮 信隆, Shinomiya Nobutaka^?, born March 29, 1950) is a Japanese diplomat who currently serves as the Ambassador to the Portugal [1][2]. He previously served as the Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, and to the Republic of Haiti.

When the Haiti earthquake occurred, Ambassador Shinomiya has headed the Japanese emergency survey team.[3][4][5]

Education

• March 1974: Graduated from Keio University in Tokyo, Faculty of Economics

Professional career

• September 1973: Passed Higher Diplomatic Service Examination
• March 1974: Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan
• May 1981: Deputy Director of Protocol Office, MOFA
• July 1983: First Secretary (Political Section Chief), Embassy of Japan in Spain
• November 1985: First Secretary (Political Section Chief), Embassy of Japan in Iran
• February 1989: Deputy Director of the First Consular Affairs Division, MOFA
• May 1989: Deputy Director of the Consular and Migration Policy Division, MOFA
• March 1990: Senior Assistant of the General Affairs Division, MOFA
• April 1990: Councilor, Prefectural Government of Okinawa (PGO)
• July 1992: Chief Councilor, PGO
• July: 1992: Director of the Second Cultural Affairs Division, MOFA
• February 1994: Director of the First African Division, MOFA
• February 1996: Minister (Deputy Chief of Mission), Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• March 1998: Minister (Deputy Chief of Mission), Embassy of Japan in Italy
• August 1999: Consul-General, Consulate General of Japan in Marseille, France
• August 2002: Assistant Vice-Minister (Deputy Director-General for Immigration Bureau), Ministry of Justice
• August 2004: Consul-General, Consulate General of Japan in Montreal, Canada
• March 2007: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Dominican Republic
• March 2007: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Haiti
• August 2010: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Portuguese Republic

Rewards and Punishment

• June 1986: Decoration: La Cruz de Oficial de la Orden del Merito Civil of Spain
• September 2010: Decoration: Orden al Mérito de Duarte, Sánchez y Mella (Gran Cruz, Placa de Plata) of the Dominican Republic

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Name	Shinomiya, Nobutaka
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Date of birth	1950
Place of birth	Kanagawa Prefecture
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