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]
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]
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]
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