Sadako Ogata

Sadako Ogata (jp: 緒方 貞子: Ogata Sadako; born 1927) is a Japanese scholar and administrator. She served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1991 until 2001. She was appointed president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency on October 1, 2003 and is still serving as of 2005.

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Jp - 1927 - Scholar - Administrator - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - 1991 - 2001 - Japan International Cooperation Agency

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Her mother was a grandchild of Inukai Tsuyoshi and was influenced by his liberal political attitude. She was born in Tokyo, and graduated from University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo before studying at Georgetown University and University of California, Berkeley. Ogata later taught international politics at Sophia University.

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Inukai Tsuyoshi - University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo - Georgetown University - University of California, Berkeley - Sophia University

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