Makoto Taniguchi (谷口 誠, Taniguchi Makoto, 31 March 1930 – 14 January 2024) was a Japanese diplomat and academic who was Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations and Chairman of UNICEF in 1988.
Makoto Taniguchi was born on 31 March 1930.
Taniguchi joined the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1959, and served in international organizations including the United Nations, GATT and the OECD.
After retiring from the diplomatic service, Taniguchi became a professor in the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at Waseda University.
[5] Taniguchi died from heart failure on 14 January 2024, at the age of 93.