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Kunihiko Saitō (Japanese: 斎藤 邦彦; 2 February 1935 – 4 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States.

He was ambassador to the United States from 1995 until 1999. He served as head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency until August 2001, when he was succeeded by Takao Kawakami. He was removed from his position due to a scandal involving ministry bureaucrats, alongside Vice Minister Yutaka Kawashima, Ambassador Shunji Yanai, and Ambassador Sadayuki Hayashi.

References

1. 斉藤邦彦氏が死去　元駐米大使、元外務事務次官 (in Japanese)
2. Gries, Peter Hays (2004). China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy. University of California Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-520-93194-7. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
3. "Yanai to replace Saito as ambassador to U.S." The Japan Times. 31 August 1999. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
4. "Kawakami to replace JICA head Saito". The Japan Times. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
5. "Tanaka gives in to Koizumi; U.S. envoy to be removed". The Japan Times. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

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