Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba
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Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba | |
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 Masire-Mwamba in 2012 | |
| 3rd Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
| Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Botswana |
Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba is a Botswana administrator and an international civil servant, with over 30 years senior-level experience in the fields of business, development and multilateral diplomacy. Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba was the Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General from 2008 to 2014.
Background and education
Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba was born Gabaipone Masire in 1960, Kanye to parents - Ketumile Quett Joni and Gladys Olebile Masire and grew up in Gaborone where she started her schooling Thornhill Primary School. The name Gabaipone was given to her in honor of her father's mother Gabaipone. With such a big name one usually adopts a substitute, Mmasekgoa; which for her, it ended up overshadowing her real name.
She was then admitted to the University of London graduating with a Bachelor of Science electronics and physics major. In 1990 she obtained a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Pittsburgh. Masire-Mwamba holds a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB) and an Advanced Management Diploma from IESE Business School, Spain. She is a certified executive coach and trainer, having established a private company offering soft skills training focusing on Leadership Accountability and Board Governance.
Masire-Mwamba was the first Motswana Chief-Executive Officer at the Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA), Botswana's national Investment Promotion Agency.
In 2009, she has been recognised in the legal field by the Honourable Society of Middle Temple Inn awarding her Honorary Bencher.
In November 2015, she came second to Patricia Scotland from Dominica in the voting to become Commonwealth Secretary-General, losing by 26 votes to 24. She was awarded an International Women in Leadership by Dr. Long, at the London Political Summit in 2018 and has served as the President for Botswana Women in Business.
Masire-Mwamba is married to Trevor Mwamba, formerly Bishop of Botswana and formerly Rector of Barking, East London.
Recognition
She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2013.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Botswana, Embassy of. "Ambassador". Embassy of Botswana. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Former Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat Ms. Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba meets with ACP Secretary General". Acp.int. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Coming of age - Masekgoa Masire-Mwamba". Botswana Daily News.
- ^ a b c "Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba completes two terms, as the Deputy Secretary-General for The Commonwealth" (PDF). commonwealth.org.
- ^ "Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba". The Centre for Global Inclusion | Home of the GDIB. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Khunwane, Thelma (29 November 2015). "Botswana: Masire-Mwamba Puts Up Strong Fight". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Centre for Global Inclusion — Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba (Accessed 14 May 2018)
- ^ "100 Women: Who took part?". BBC News. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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