Vice-President of Peru Visits ClassNK Head Office

Vice President of Peru Luis Giampietri Rohas met with ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru Ueda at the ClassNK Head Office in Tokyo on June 24. Mr. Giampietri’s visit

to ClassNK occurred as part of an official visit to Japan to receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Son, one of the highest honors presented by the Japanese Government to non-Japanese citizens, which was presented to him at the Imperial Palace on June 24, 2011 in recognition of his efforts to strengthen the relationship between Japan and Peru.
Prior to becoming the Vice President of Peru in 2006, Mr. Giampietri served as an Admiral in the Peruvian Navy, as well as the President of the Peruvian marine research institute, IMARPE. He is widely recognized for his part in helping Peruvian Special Forces bring about an end to the hostage crisis at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence in Lima in 1996, even while he himself was held hostage within the residence.
During his visit to the ClassNK Head Office, Vice President Giampietri thanked ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru Ueda for his numerous visits to Peru over the past year and for his personal oversight in the establishment of the new ClassNK Callao Office in 2010. He also asked for Mr. Ueda’s continued assistance in maintaining the excellent relationship between the two nations, which are linked by the Pacific Ocean, as well as his support in further strengthening the bond between Japan and Peru’s maritime industries, and promised to support ClassNK’s activities in Peru.
Mr. Ueda thanked Vice President Giampietri for his visit and kind words, and congratulated him on his reception of the esteemed honor, before promising ClassNK’s full support in the ongoing development of the Peruvian maritime industry.
Source: ClassNK