Tokyo, 15 January 2025 — H.E. Mrs. Faalavaau Perina Sila-Tualaulalelei, Ambassador of Samoa to Japan, participated in a meeting with Prime Minister of Japan, Ms. Takaichi Sanae, with 24 female Ambassadors, Ambassadors-Designate and Chargées d’Affaires ad interim accredited to Japan.
Prime Minister Takaichi expressed her respect for the Group of Women Ambassadors in Japan and reaffirmed her commitment to advancing women’s leadership and diversity.
Speaking on behalf of the Group, Ambassador Sila-Tualaulalelei, alongside the Ambassadors of Mexico, Bulgaria, and Ghana, extended congratulations to Prime Minister Takaichi on her appointment and conveyed expectations for her leadership. The Ambassadors also underscored the importance of continued partnership with Japan across various fields.
The meeting concluded in a friendly atmosphere, with a shared commitment to continued cooperation in addressing global challenges.
Attendees: Female Ambassadors, Ambassadors-Designate and Chargées d’Affaires ad interim stationed in Japan –
H.E.Mrs. Faalavaau Perina SILA-TUALAULELEI , Ambassador of Samoa to Japan
H.E. Ms. Melba PRÍA, Ambassador of Mexico to Japan
H.E. Mrs. Marieta Petrova ARABADJIEVA de Descalzi, Ambassador of Bulgaria to Japan
H.E. Ms. Julia LONGBOTTOM CMG, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Japan
H.E. Ms. Aleksandra KOVAČ, Ambassador of Serbia to Japan
H.E. Mrs. Genevieve Edna APALOO, Ambassador of Ghana to Japan
H.E. Ms. Sandy Anabell DAVILA Sandoval, Ambassador of Nicaragua to Japan
H.E. Ms. Tanja JÄÄSKELÄINEN, Ambassador of Finland to Japan
H.E. Ms. Kristin IGLUM, Ambassador of Norway to Japan
H.E. Ms. Anna AULNER-BÁLINT, Ambassador of Hungary to Japan
H.E. Ms. Gisela Beatriz GARCÍA Rivera, Ambassador of Cuba to Japan
H H.E. Ms. Viktoria LI, Ambassador of Sweden to Japan
H.E. Ms. Monika SIMONYAN, Ambassador of Armenia to Japan
H.E. Mrs. Maria Terezinha da Silva VIEGAS Incoming Ambassador of Timor-Leste to Japan
H.E. Mrs. Sigrid BERKA, Incoming Ambassador of Austria to Japan
H.E. Ms. Béatrice LE FRAPER DU HELLEN, Incoming Ambassador of France to Japan
H.E. Mrs. Olga KLIAMAKI, Incoming Ambassador of Greece to Japan
H.E. Ms. Rosina HOABES, Incoming Ambassador of Namibia to Japan
Ms. Anna Elizabeth SCHROEDER, Chargé d’Affaires of South Africa to Japan
Mrs. ADESEKE AKINYEMI Florence Iyewunmi, Chargé d’Affaires of Nigeria to Japan
Ms. Kelera Rakavosa SAVU Chargé d’Affaires of Fiji to Japan
Ms. Maria Renata HUTAGALUNG, Chargé d’Affaires of Indonesia to Japan
Ms. Anna Louise DUNCANC, Chargé d’Affaires of New Zealand to Japan
Ms. Helen STYLIANOU, Chargé d’Affaires of Australia to Japan
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(Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
