MUSHOBEKWA KALIMBA WA KATANA - ZAIRE

Created: 6/2/1988

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MUSHOBEKWA Kalimba Wa Katana

(Phonetic: mooshobbekVVAH)

bauador

ZAIRE

the United States

Mushobekwa Kalimbaeteran diplomat who before being assigned to Washington had served as Ambassador to Belgium, theNettolinds. and LmembouTC since

Mushobekwa was born on3 in the east central mining region of Kivu. Ideaw degree from the University of Parisiploma from the Iniernational Institute of Public Administration. He began his civil service career9 as first secretary in ihe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. After servingumber of positions in that Ministry, he was twice appointed Minister of Transport and9e was Minister of Public Works and Territorial Maintenance in the interim. Mushobekwa was Ambassador to China, with concurrent accreditation to Vietnam. North Korea, and Thailand,. He returned home tc serve as Minister of Publicnd then as slate commissioner of commerce in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mushobekwa speaks French. Swahili. and some English

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