Kunihiko Saitō


Kunihiko Saitō is a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States.
He was ambassador to the United States from 1995 until 1999.
He served as head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency until August 2001, being replaced by Takao Kawakami. 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.