Tatsuo Hirayama
Japanese diplomat
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Tatsuo Hirayama is a Japanese diplomat.[1] He was the Japanese ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and other CARICOM countries.[2] Hirayama was appointed on 16 January 2019. He previously served as the Consul General of Japan in Perth, Australia.[3]
On his tenure as the ambassador to T&T and CARICOM, he played a key role in supporting hygiene against the COVID-19 pandemic in this region, such as twenty-three Viral RNA Test Kits for the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory in Port of Spain and US$267,724 donation for the purchase of kits to conduct approximately 72,090 tests for Guyana, Jamaica and Suriname.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Ambassador of Japan Commends Focus on Renewable Energy". Department of Public Information, Guyana. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Secretary-General holds wide ranging discussions with Japan's Ambassador to CARICOM". CARICOM. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Greetings from Ambassador Tatsuo Hirayama, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". Embassy of Japan in Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "CARPHA strengthens its COVID-19 testing capacity with Japan donation". CNC3. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "VISIT BY HIS EXCELLENCY TATSUO HIRAYAMA- AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF JAPAN TO THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO" (PDF). Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
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