Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko (1 November 1956) is a South African diplomat. She is currently the United Nations Ambassador for South Africa. [1] For the Paris Agreement, Mxakato-Diseko was the leader of the G77 bloc during negotiations. [2]
Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko (1 November 1956) is a South African diplomat. She is currently the United Nations Ambassador for South Africa. [1] For the Paris Agreement, Mxakato-Diseko was the leader of the G77 bloc during negotiations. [2]
Mxakato-Diseko was born in Johannesburg on 1 November 1956. [3] She attended Somerville College, Oxford and has a doctorate in philosophy which she earned in 1991. [4] [3] She worked as a campaigner for the African National Congress (ANC) and also as an activist in Soweto for the ANC. [5] [3] She also raised money for the British Defence and Aid Fund. [3]
Mxakato-Diseko began as a representative of South Africa at the International Atomic Energy Agency in the mid-1990s. [5] She has been the South African negotiator since 2011. [4]
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