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	Transport Security Technology Conference: Facilitation of International Cooperation on Technological Developments and Disseminations DATE December 7, 2005 LOCATI0N RITZ CARLTON 1150 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC HOST Japan International Transport Institute Institute under the Auspices of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
	Japan International Tranport Institute Catherine Gilbert 1819 L STREET, N.W. SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 PHONE:+1- 202-833-9763 FAX: +1-202-833-9769 jiti@japantransport.com www.japantransport.com

	Activities of our institute are made possible through the generous assistance of the Nippon Foundation.

Jiro Hanyu

President, Japan International Transport Institute

Before becoming President of JITI in August of 2002, Mr. Hanyu had served as an official of the Japanese government for more than 33 years.He has held various important positions including Vice-Minister for Transport and International Affairs and Director General of the Transport Policy Bureau.

When the Ministerial Conference on Transport was held in Tokyo in January 2002, he played a leading role in adopting the Transport Ministers’ Statement on Counter-Terrorism. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Hanyu served as the Deputy Director-General, and later as the Senior Deputy Director-General, of the Civil Aviation Bureau. Mr. Hanyu played a leading role in concluding the 1998 Memorandum of Understanding, an historic aviation agreement between Japan and the United States.

Mr. Hanyu graduated from Tokyo University in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.