Marie Chantal Rwakazina

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]

Marie Chantal Rwakazina
Rwanda Joins WIPO's Marrakesh Treaty

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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