Doctorate for WCO Chief
Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.World Customs Organisation Secretary General, in addition to performing his arduous duties as the WCO Chief had been engaged in an academic pursuit – Research at Kent University. The Kent University conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D) on Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, at its Congregation Ceremony held at the Cathedral of Canterbury in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2009.
Before taking up his position as Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) on 1 January 2009, Kunio Mikuriya spent seven years as the Organization's Deputy Secretary General. Prior to joining the WCO, he worked for Japan's Ministry of Finance for 25 years.