1. Yukiya Amano was a Japanese diplomat, who served as the Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency from 1 December 2009 until his death on 18 July 2019.
18 Facts About Yukiya Amano
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Previously, Amano served as an international civil servant for the United Nations and its subdivisions.
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Yukiya Amano was born on 9 May 1947 in Yugawara, a town in Kanagawa near the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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Yukiya Amano started his studies at the University of Tokyo in 1968.
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Yukiya Amano specialized in the international disarmament issue and nuclear nonproliferation efforts.
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In France, from 1973 to 1975, Yukiya Amano studied at the University of Franche-Comte, and as well as at the University of Nice.
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Yukiya Amano held different posts in the foreign ministry such as the Director of the Science Division and Director of the Nuclear Energy Division in 1993.
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Yukiya Amano represented Japan as a governmental expert on the UN Panel on Missiles in April 2001 and in the UN Expert Group on Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education in July 2001.
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In 2005, Yukiya Amano served as the ambassador from Japan to the IAEA.
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From September 2005 to September 2006, Yukiya Amano served as the Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors.
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Yukiya Amano represented the IAEA as the chairman at the Nobel Prize award ceremony held in December 2005.
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In September 2008, Japanese government announced that it had nominated Yukiya Amano to be the next Director General of the IAEA.
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Yukiya Amano defeated South African representative Abdul Samad Minty, his primary rival.
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On 1 December 2009, Yukiya Amano began his first term as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Yukiya Amano visited the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant on 11 December 2010, during the Forum's second day.
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Yukiya Amano was married to Yukika Yukiya Amano, who spoke English and French languages, in addition to his native Japanese.
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Yukiya Amano died of cancer in Vienna, Austria on 18 July 2019, at the age of 72.
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Yukiya Amano will make a formal communication to the board at an appropriate time.