Sadako Ogata

Sadako Ogata, née Nakamura (緒方 貞子, Ogata Sadako, 16 September 1927 – 22 October 2019) was a Japanese academic, diplomat, author, administrator, and professor emeritus at Sophia University. She served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from 1991 to 2000. She also served as the Chairwoman of the UNICEF Executive Board and as the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Sadako Ogata
緒方 貞子
Sadako Ogata at the World Economic Forum on Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, on June 4, 2008
President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency
In office 1 October 2003 – 30 March 2012
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Akihiko Tanaka
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
In office 1991–2001
Preceded by	Thorvald Stoltenberg
Succeeded by	Ruud Lubbers
President of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
In office 1978–1979
Preceded by	Ferdinand Oyono
Succeeded by	Zaki Hasan
Personal details
Born	中村 貞子 (Nakamura Sadako) (1927-09-16)16 September 1927 Azabu, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (present day Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
Died	22 October 2019(2019-10-22) (aged 92) Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	University of the Sacred Heart Georgetown University UC Berkeley

Sadako Ogata at the World Economic Forum in 1993

Ogata died on 22 October 2019 in Tokyo at the age of 92; her death was announced on 29 October.