Ichiro Tambo

Ichiro Tambo is a Director with the JICA Research Institute. Before assuming his current post, he was formerly Senior Special Advisor and Chief Secretary to the JICA President and Director General of the Africa Department. Mr. Tambo worked as a permanent staff member of JICA since 1981 where he worked at its Headquarters and its overseas office in Kenya. He was also seconded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Japan in Côte d’Ivoire, the Board of Audit of Japan, and OECD Development Cooperation Directorate.