is a Japanese academic, educator, author and administrator. He served as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for
Timor-Leste
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-west ...
and head of peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions,
UNMISET
The United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET) lasted from 20 May 2002 to 20 May 2005, when it was replaced by United Nations Office in Timor Leste (UNOTIL). It was established when East Timor became an internationally recognised ind ...
,
UNOTIL and
UNMIT
The United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor (UNMIT) was established on 25 August 2006 by UN Security Council Resolution 1704. Its objectives are "to support the Government in consolidating stability, enhancing a culture of democratic g ...
from May 2004 to September 2006.
He is currently the President of th
Global Peacebuidling Association of Japan th
ACUNS (Academic Council on the United Nations System)Liaison Officer in Tokyo,
the Chair of the Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC) Council
and the Personal Advisor to former President and Prime Minister
José Ramos-Horta
José Manuel Ramos-Horta (; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician currently serving as president of East Timor since May 2022. He previously served as president from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012. Previously he was Minister of For ...
of
Timor-Leste
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-west ...
.
Education
Hasegawa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the
University of Michigan
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, a Master of Arts degree in public administration from
International Christian University
is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, commonly known as ICU. With the efforts of Prince Takamatsu, General Douglas MacArthur, and BOJ President Hisato Ichimada, ICU was established in 1949 as the first l ...
of Tokyo, and a Ph.D. in international relations from
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...
, Missouri.
Professional career
With the United Nations
Hasegawa entered the
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...
(
UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...
) in 1969, and then spent 37 years of his professional career as an international civil servant. He was Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
from 1978 to 1980 and in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
from 1980 to 1984. He later served as UNDP Resident Representative and Resident Coordinator of the United Nations operational activities for development in
Samoa
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,
Cook Islands
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,
Niue
Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tong ...
, and
Tokelau
Tokelau (; ; known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, a ...
. In 1987, he was appointed Deputy Executive Coordinator of the
UN Volunteers Programme. In 1993, after a Japanese UN Volunteer District Electoral Supervisor and a Cambodian interpreter were killed in an ambush, Hasegawa participated, on behalf of the
UN Volunteers Programme, in the management of the resulting crisis that affected the UN Transitional Authority in
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
(UNTAC). In April 1994, he was appointed Director of Policy and Planning of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
, and in January 1995, he became the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in
Rwanda. He subsequently served as the Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of
UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...
in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
from 1996 to 1999.
In East Timor
From July 2002 to September 2006, he served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator for East Timor, and also served first as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor and Deputy Head of
UNMISET
The United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET) lasted from 20 May 2002 to 20 May 2005, when it was replaced by United Nations Office in Timor Leste (UNOTIL). It was established when East Timor became an internationally recognised ind ...
from 1 July 2002 to 20 May 2004. Hasegawa was appointed Head of the
United Nations Office in East Timor
United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) supported the capacity development of critical state institutions, including the East Timor National Police (PNTL) in order to strengthen democratic governance and to help further build to peace in East ...
, UNMISET, and
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor was appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. During the transition from Indonesian rule to independence the United Na ...
on 21 May 2004 and served in that capacity until September 2006.
In October 2006, he was appointed a
Goodwill Ambassador
Goodwill ambassador is a post-nominal honorific title, a professional occupation and/or authoritative designation that is assigned to a person who advocates for a specific cause or global issue on the basis of their notability such as a publ ...
to East Timor, and then served as the Special Adviser to both President
José Ramos-Horta
José Manuel Ramos-Horta (; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician currently serving as president of East Timor since May 2022. He previously served as president from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012. Previously he was Minister of For ...
(2007-2012) and Prime Minister
Xanana Gusmão
José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão (; born 20 June 1946) is an East Timorese politician. A former rebel, he was the third President of the independent East Timor, serving from 2002 to 2007. He then became its fourth prime minister, serving from ...
(2013-2015) of East Timor.
He currently serves
José Ramos-Horta
José Manuel Ramos-Horta (; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician currently serving as president of East Timor since May 2022. He previously served as president from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012. Previously he was Minister of For ...
as the Personal Adviser since January 2015.
Academic career
From April 2007 to March 2016, Hasegawa had been teaching at
Hosei University
is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.
The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha (, i.e. Tokyo association of law), established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō (, i.e. Tokyo school of law ...
on peace-building, international organizations, contemporary foreign policy and global governance. He has been an invited as a speaker and a senior mentor at many meetings, conferences and seminars including those held in
Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia in 2009,
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
, Egypt in 2009 and 2010,
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
, Cameroon in 2012,
Hiroshima and
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, Japan in 2007-2013 on peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations.
Positions
Hasegawa is the President of th
Global Peacebuidling Association of Japan member of the Board of Directors of the United Nations Association of Japan (UNAJ),
the Japan Association of United Nations Studies (JAUNS),
and member of the Earth Charter Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
He is currently the ACUNS Liaison Officer in Tokyo
after he served as a member of the Board of Directors (2013-2015)
and the Executive Committee (2014-2015)
of th
Academic Council on United Nations System (ACUNS)
Publications
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* Hasegawa, Sukehiro (2015). "Japan and the United Nations: Its Past, Present and Future." in ''Japan's Development Assistance: Foreign Aid and the Post-2015 Agenda'', edited by Hiroshi Kato et al. Palgrave Macmillan: 239-254. .
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Hasegawa, Sukehiro (2010). "Building trust in government in Timor-Leste: The roles and strategies of United Nations missions."in ''Building trust in government: Innovations in governance reform in Asia'', edited by G. Shabbir Cheema and Vesselin Popovski. United Nations University Press: 221-233. .
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See also
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2006 East Timorese crisis
References
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1942 births
Japanese diplomats
Living people
Japanese officials of the United Nations
Academic staff of United Nations University
Academic staff of Hosei University
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni
Special Representatives of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Washington University in St. Louis alumni
International Christian University alumni