Kunihiko Saitō
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Kunihiko Saitō (Japanese: 斎藤 邦彦; 2 February 1935 – 4 July 2022)[1] was a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States.[2]
He was ambassador to the United States from 1995 until 1999.[3] He served as head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency until August 2001, when he was succeeded by Takao Kawakami.[4] He was removed from his position due to a scandal involving ministry bureaucrats, alongside Vice Minister Yutaka Kawashima, Ambassador Shunji Yanai, and Ambassador Sadayuki Hayashi.[5]
