Background
Saito, Shizuo was born on July 5, 1914 in Tokyo. Son of Kichinosuke and San (Kanazawa) Saito.
Saito, Shizuo was born on July 5, 1914 in Tokyo. Son of Kichinosuke and San (Kanazawa) Saito.
Law Faculty, Tokyo Imperial University. Spoken languages: Japanese, English.
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Japan, New York since 1972. Ambassador to Australia. Deputy V Minister for Administration Foreign Ministry, Japan.
Ambassador to Indonesia. Director General, United Nations Bureau, Foreign Ministry, Japan. Minister, Embassy to Thailand.
Counsellor, Embassy to United Kingdom. Head, Press Division, Public Information, Foreign Ministry.
Author: Study on the United Nations, 1977. New Streams in the United Nations, 1979. Diplomatic Lessons in Japanese History, 1981.
Member Foreign Office, 1938, counselor Embassy to United Kingdom, 1959-1963, director-general Bureau United Nations Affairs, 1963-1964. Member council United Nations University, Tokyo, 1980-1987. Member council United States-Japan Foundation, since 1981.
Served to 1st lieutenant Japanese Army, 1940. Member International Politics Association Japan, International Law Association Japan. Club: Tokyo.
Golf, painting.
Married Akiko Araki, February 27, 1950. Children: Jun, Yu.