Marie Chantal Rwakazina

Marie Chantal Rwakazina
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Marie Chantal Rwakazina is a Rwandan diplomat and politician who serves as the ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to Switzerland[1][2] and permanent representative to the United Nations.[3][4]

Background and education

Rwakazina holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the National University of Rwanda (1995–2000) and a Master's degree in Development Studies from the Fondation Universitaire Luxembourgeoise, Arlon, Belgium (2001–2003).[5]

Career

Before her current appointment, Rwakazina also has been appointed as Ambassador of Rwanda to the Holy See, the Federal Republic of Austria and other international Organizations in Vienna.[6] On 4 December 2020, Amb. Rwakazina presented letters of credence to Pope Francis and the event was held at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City.[7][8][9] Prior to her appointment to Geneva, she had been serving as the mayor of Kigali from 2018 to 2019.[10][11][12] Rwakazina is a development expert who has been working with the United Nations Development Programme/One, where she was a United Nations Coordination Analyst in Kigali-Rwanda from 2013 to 2018.[13]

References

  1. ^ Karuhanga, James (7 April 2021). "Envoy appeals to countries to act on over 1,100 indictments of Genocide fugitives". www.newtimes.co.rw. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Rwanda in Liechtenstein". www.rwandainswitzerland.gov.rw. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Rwanda presents credentials". UNIS Vienna. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Rwanda, a leading force in Africa". UN Today. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  5. ^ "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF RWANDA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA | UN GENEVA". www.ungeneva.org. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  6. ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda to the Holy See". EasyDiplomacy. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  7. ^ "Rwandan envoy presents credentials to Pope Francis". The New Times | Rwanda. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  8. ^ "Amb. Rwakazina presents letters of credence to Pope Francis". IGIHE. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  9. ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda to the Holy See". EasyDiplomacy. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  10. ^ "Marie-Chantal Rwakazina is the new City Mayor". The New Times | Rwanda. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  11. ^ "Marie-Chantal Rwakazina elected mayor of Rwanda's capital Kigali". Africanews. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  12. ^ "Meet Marie-Chantal Rwakazina, the new mayor of Rwanda's capital". Face2Face Africa. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  13. ^ "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF RWANDA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA | UN GENEVA". www.ungeneva.org. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
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