Zambia is divided into 10 provinces for administrative purposes. Each province is headed by a minister appointed by the President and there are ministries of central government for each province. The administrative head of each province is the Permanent Secretary,appointed by the President. There are Deputy Permanent Secretary,heads of government departments and civil servants at the provincial level.
Austin Chisangu Liato is a Zambian politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly for Kaoma Central between 2002 and 2011 and as Minister of Labour and Social Security from 2008 until 2011.
Rupiah Bwezani Banda was a Zambian politician who served as the fourth president of Zambia from 2008 to 2011,taking over from Levy Mwanawasa,who died as the sitting president. Banda was an active participant in politics from early in the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda,during which time he held several diplomatic posts.
Jaka Mgwabi Mwambi was a Tanzanian politician and diplomat.
Abkhazia and South Ossetia are disputed territories in the Caucasus. Most countries recognise them as part of Georgia,while Russia,Venezuela,Nicaragua,Nauru,and Syria regard them as independent. Russia's initial recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia occurred in the aftermath of the Russo-Georgian War in 2008. The government of Georgia considers the republics to be Russian-occupied territories.
Russia–Zambia relations are the bilateral relations between Russia and Zambia.
Bilateral diplomatic relations exist between Armenia and Turkmenistan. Armenia has an embassy in Ashgabat. Turkmenistan has an embassy in Yerevan.
Mauritania–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between the Russian Federation and Mauritania.
Dipak Kumar A. Patel is a Zambian politician of Hindu Indian origin. His ancestral roots traces back to Gujarat,India. He served long tenures both as a legislator and as the Minister of Trade,Commerce,and Industry.
Tuliameni Kalomoh is a Namibian diplomat who has among other portfolios served as Special Advisor on Foreign Affairs to the President,Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia.
Catherine Namugala a Zambian politician. She is the First Deputy Speaker of the Zambian Parliament. She was nominated to that position by President Edgar Lungu,on 18 September 2016. She is the former Minister of Tourism,Environment and Natural Resources in the Zambian Cabinet. She also served as the Member of Parliament (MP),representing Mafinga in the Zambian Parliament from 2001 until 2016.
Fwanyanga Matale Mulikita was a Zambian politician. He held several ministerial positions during the late 1960s and 1970s,and was later Speaker of the National Assembly
Morgan Adokwei Brown is a lawyer and a Ghanaian diplomat. He was Ghana's Ambassador to Belgium from 2012 to 2016 and Ghana's High Commissioner to Zambia from 2016 to 2017.
Robert Ngosa Simbyakula is a Zambian diplomat,the current and 17th Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations and a former ambassador to the United States of America in Washington DC,he succeeded Palan Mulonda,who served starting in 2013.
David John Young is an American diplomat who is the United States Ambassador to Malawi.
Juan Ernesto Vasquez Araya is a Nicaraguan diplomat who is currently serving as Nicaragua's Ambassador to Armenia,the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia,with his residence in Moscow.
