Abe named ambassador to Switzerland, Liechtenstein

Abe named ambassador to Switzerland, Liechtenstein

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government on Jan. 20 appointed Nobuyasu Abe (in file photo) as ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. He has just left the post of U.N. undersecretary general for disarmament affairs, where he had worked for two and a half years. (Kyodo)

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