Audrey Kitagawa is the President and Founder of the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, President of the Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, Chair of the Anti-Racism Initiative and Co‑chair of the Gender Equality Working Group, and a member of the Advisory Council of the G20 Interfaith Forum, and the former advisor to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations.

She is a UN Representative for United Religions Initiative, an Ambassador of Religions for Peace International, and a Trustee for the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy and Global Security Institute.

She has contributed to many publications, including “Crossing World Views, The Power of Perspective in the Hawaii Japanese American Experience” in Learning in the Light, “Globalization as the Fuel for Religious and Ethnic Conflict” in Globalization and Identity, Cultural Diversity, Religion and Citizenship and “The US in Foreign Affairs: Source of Global Security, or Source of Global Fear?” in America and the World: The Double Bind.

She has been listed in Who’s Who Of American Law, Who’s Who Of American Women, Who’s Who In America, Who’s Who In The World, and Prominent People of Hawaii.

She has been enstooled into the royal family as the Nekoso Hemaa, (i.e. Queen Mother of Development), of Ajiyamanti in Ghana, West Africa, and has a school which she helped to build named after her in her African name, the Nana Ode Anyankobea Junior Secondary School.

She is the recipient of the Medal “Pride of Eurasia” and a Diploma from the Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Education and Science L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University for her outstanding contribution to the development of spiritual culture and education in Eurasia.

She is the recipient of the Spirit of the UN Award, and is the recipient of the New York State Assembly Citation as a Distinguished Honoree for her lifetime of selfless service to the State of New York and the international peacekeeping community.

She is the recipient of a Citation from the Office of the President for the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, for her commitment to community well being by providing outstanding services and support to local residents, youth and those in need.

 

She is the recipient of a Citation of Recognition as a Distinguished Honoree of the New York State Assembly for exemplifying values of selfless service to the State of New York and the international peacekeeping community.