Koji Haneda, Director-General of the Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters, travelled to Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and New York from April 28 to May 5.
In Port-au-Prince, Mr. Haneda visited the Self-Defense Force engineering unit working at its construction sites, encouraged SDF personnel, and exchanged views with high officials in MINUSTAH. In New York, Mr. Haneda visited the UN Headquarters, met with Mr. Hervé Ladsous (above), Head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and other officials, and discussed various issues including the UN peacekeeping circumstances and Japan's peacekeeping strategy.

On April 24, the Cabinet Office celebrated the safe return of Major Hiroshi Nakao and Captain Tadao Sekiguchi as they fulfilled their duties as staff officers in MINUSTAH.
Cabinet Office Senior Vice-Minister Katsuyuki Ishida also attended the ceremony, appreciating their accomplishments in safety and telling them to make the most of their experience.
Major Nakao and Captain Sekiguchi's on-site reports are available here.