Motoatsu Sakurai

After graduating from Tokyo University Faculty of Law in 1968, he entered Mitsubishi Corporation (MC).

In the late 1970s, he spent four years with the World Bank and its affiliate, the International Finance Corporation, in Washington, D.C., working with Francophone countries in Africa.

[1] In the mid- to late-1980s, Sakurai served in several senior managerial capacities for Mitsubishi International Corporation (MIC) in New York and Washington, D.C.[2] In 1995, after returning to Tokyo, he was named general manager of corporate planning and in 1998, general manager for regional strategy and coordination.

[4] Following a 40-year career in the private sector, Sakurai accepted appointment as ambassador and consul general of Japan in New York.

Tentative plans include expanding the society's corporate outreach with conferences, lectures and symposiums.