Background
Kobayashi, Hideaki was born on December 19, 1945 in Nagano, Japan. Son of Itsuji and Setsuko Kobayashi.
小林 秀明
Kobayashi, Hideaki was born on December 19, 1945 in Nagano, Japan. Son of Itsuji and Setsuko Kobayashi.
He studied law at the University of Tokyo.
1st secretary Embassy of Japan, London, 1978-1980, Mexico City, 1980-1983. Deputy director legal affairs division Foreign Ministry, Tokyo, 1983-1984, director independent s.e. division, 1984-1986, director regional policy division, 1986-1988, deputy director general consular division, 1993-1995. Counselor Embassy of Japan, Canberra, Australia, 1988-1990, minister Warsaw, 1990-1993.
Deputy secretary general Fair Trade Commission, Tokyo, 1995-1997. Minister plenipotentiary Embassy of Japan, Washington, 1997-1999. Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotetiary Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, 2000—2001.
Chief of protocol Foreign Ministry, Tokyo, since 2001.
Member Cosmos Club.
Married Toshiko Sugiyama, June 27, 1971. Children: Yosuke, Kota, Ryuhei, Maya.