Makoto Taniguchi (谷口 誠, Taniguchi Makoto, 31 March 1930 – 14 January 2024) was a Japanese diplomat and academic who was Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations and Chairman of UNICEF in 1988.
Early life
Makoto Taniguchi was born on 31 March 1930. He received a B.A. and an M.A. from Hitotsubashi University, and then earned a B.A. at St John's College, Cambridge in 1959.
Diplomatic career
Taniguchi joined the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1959, and served in international organizations including the United Nations, GATT and the OECD.
He was Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations from 1986 to 1989. In this capacity, he was also Vice Chairman (1987–1988) and Chairman (1988) of the UNICEF Executive Board at the international level.
He was Deputy Secretary-General of OECD from 1990 to 1996.
Academic career
After retiring from the diplomatic service, Taniguchi became a professor in the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at Waseda University.
Death
Taniguchi died from heart failure on 14 January 2024, at the age of 93.
References
- Profile of Makoto Taniguchi
- 『日中関係の未来を共創する―両国元外交官・大学生の提言』紀伊國屋書店
- Officers of the UNICEF Executive Board 1946–2014, UNICEF
- Executive Board, UNICEF
- Professor Makoto Taniguchi, Asjapan
- 元OECD事務次長の谷口誠氏が死去 93歳 (in Japanese)
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