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2010 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals

Dr. Ruprecht NIEPOLD is given the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by His Majesty Emperor of Japan on 3rd November 2010.

The Government of Japan conferred decorations on 58 foreign nationals on 3rd November.   Dr. Ruprecht Niepold (German National), Advisor to the Director General, Directorate General for Information Society and Media (INFSO), European Commission, is given the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette.

The decoration is conferred by His Majesty Emperor of Japan in recognition of contribution of Dr. Niepold’s to Japan-European Union cooperation in the field of Information Communications Technology (ICT).

The decoration will be bestowed upon Dr. Niepold at a later date in Brussels by H.E. Mr. Nobutake Odano, Ambassador of Japan to the European Union.

For inquires, please contact Mr. Jun INOUE, First Secretary of the Mission of Japan to the European Union (Tel: 02-500-7743).