Education
Konoe was graduated in 1962 from Gakushuin University in Tokyo Japan.
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Tadateru Konoe
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Career
Tadateru Konoe is the 50th Head of the Konoe family. President of since 2005, Tadateru Konoe has dedicated his entire professional career to domestic and international Red Cross Red Crescent activities. In 2009 and again in 2013, Mr.
Konoe was elected President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The Konoe clan (近衛家 Konoe-ke) is the original (main) family of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful noble family in Japanese history. The family goes back to Kamatari Fujiwara (614-669), Michinaga Fujiwara (966-1027) the patron and the model of Hikaru no Kimi of "Tale of Genji".
He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, after which he attended the London School of Economics in 1964 where he majored in International Relations. In 1994, he was lecturer on Micro study on International Relief Organizations at the Graduate School of Toyo Eiwa University, in Tokyo, Japan, and he is a lecturer, panelist, commentator, and speaker at various academic and other forums on topics including humanitarian aid, IHL, disasters, development, and bio-ethics.
President of since 2005, Tadateru Konoe has dedicated his entire professional career to domestic and international Red Cross Red Crescent activities.
Before being elected president, Mr. Konoe served his National Society for 14 years as vice president (1991-2005) and as chairman for Japanese Red Cross Academy, which offered post-graduate courses for nurses. He also held the positions of director general of the International Department (1988-1991), director general of the social department (1988), international department deputy director general (1985-1988), and international director (1976-1981) for the
Mr.
Konoe has held several posts in the IFRC.
Between 1970 and 2008, Mr.
Konoe was involved with over 30 Red Cross Red Crescent relief missions around the world. During his career, he has also been a board member in various associations and organizations, in addition to his work with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Membership
They have been the main member of the Royal for over 1000 years. He has been a member of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross Red Crescent (1995-2003) and its vice chairman (1999), member of the IFRC finance commission (1985-1993), as well as officer (1972-1975) and director (1981-1985) of the IFRC disaster preparedness bureau where he started in 1972.
