Secretariat
The Secretariat is the principal administrative organ of the APN. It performs the daily operations of the APN and, in particular, assists the IGM, the SC and the SPG in implementing the APN’s Strategic Plan and Operational Plans; programme; budget; and other activities, as appropriate.
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Akio TAKEMOTO Director Email: atakemoto |
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Yukihiro IMANARI Executive Manager Email: yimanari |
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Linda Anne STEVENSON |
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Masayuki ISHIZU Administrative Manager Email: mishizu |
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Xiaojun Deng Programme Officer for Communications and Development Email: xdeng |
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Yuko NODA Administrative Assistant Email: assistant |
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Natsuki NIIMI Support Staff (part-time) Email: nniimi |
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Lizhier CORALDE Programme Fellow for Communications and Development Email: lcoralde |
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Ratisya RADZI Programme Fellow for Science and Institutional Affairs Email: arradzi |








