外務次官に森氏　安保局長に秋葉氏起用検討―政府

　政府は２２日の閣議で、秋葉剛男外務事務次官を交代させ、森健良外務審議官（政務担当）が昇格する人事を決定した。森氏の後任には山田重夫総合外交政策局長が就く。秋葉氏は２０１８年１月に次官に就任、在職日数は戦後最長を更新していた。国家安全保障局長への起用を検討する。
　総合外交政策局長には岡野正敬国際法局長、国際法局長には鯰博行国連代表部大使をそれぞれ充てる。儀典長には志野光子国際文化交流審議官を起用、東京五輪・パラリンピック担当大使を兼務させる。発令は２２日付。（2021/06/22-12:44）

The Japanese government Tuesday appointed Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Takeo Mori as vice foreign minister, effective immediately.
   Mori, 60, replaced Takeo Akiba, who had been Japan's longest-serving vice foreign minister in the post-World War II era since assuming the post in January 2018.
   Shigeo Yamada, 56, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Foreign Policy Bureau, succeeded Mori as senior deputy foreign minister.
   Mori joined the ministry in 1983. He became senior deputy minister in January 2018 after serving as deputy director-general of the Economic Affairs Bureau and director-general of the North American Affairs Bureau.
   As senior deputy minister, Mori engaged in talks with Russia on a bilateral peace treaty and joint economic activities.