Background
Tanaka, William Hiroshi was born on September 30, 1925 in New York City. Son of Fred Hisao and Mutsu (Kawasumi) Tanaka.
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William Hiroshi Tanaka
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Education
Master of Business Administration, Keio U., Tokyo, 1948.
Career
With woolen export department, Takashimaya-IIDA Limited company, Tokyo, 1948-1955;
with synthetic textile export department, Marubeni-IIDA Limited company, Tokyo and others, 1955-1958;
director, Marubeni-IIDA GmbH., Hamburg and Düsseldorf, Federal Republic Germany, 1958-1967;
chief representative, Marubeni Liaison Office, Vienna, Austria, 1967-1969;
head export industries, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Vienna, 1970-1975;
head technical development and transfer branch, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Vienna, 1976-1985;
international consultant, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Vienna, since 1986. Special senior advisor Ministry of Trade and Industries, Male, Maldives, 1986-1987, Ministry of Water Resources and Power, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1986-1987. Vice chairman non-governmental organization Committee on Narcotic Drugs at United Nations, Vienna, since 1988.
Special advisor to Director General for Europe and Africa of Marubeni Corporation, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member Licensing Executives Society, Lions (Chairman of Commission environment, anti-drugsand alcohol 1986-1987, representative to United Nations 1987, international liaison to United Nations in Vienna since 1988).
Connections
Married; 1 child, Marina.
