Kawaguchi, Yoriko (1941–)
Kawaguchi, Yoriko (1941–)
Japanese politician. Born Jan 14, 1941, in Tokyo, Japan; Tokyo University, BA in International Relations, 1965; Yale University, MA in philosophy, 1972.
Speaking fluent English, spent several years in Washington, DC, with the Japanese Embassy and the World Bank; began serving as Japanese minister of Environment (2001); appointed minister for Foreign Affairs (2002); reappointed (2003).
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