Boniface Chidyausiku
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Lieutenant Colonel Boniface Guwa Chidyausiku (born 1950 in Goromonzi
) is the current Zimbabwe
an Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Chidyausiku participated in the Zimbabwe Liberation War as a member of ZANLA
from 1975 to 1980, which led to the attainment of National Independence and multiracial democracy. He was attested and commissioned with the rank of Lt Colonel in the Zimbabwe National Army. He went back to college in 1982 and obtained a BA History [Honours] Degree, and a Master of Science Degree in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe
.
Goromonzi
Goromonzi is a rural community in Zimbabwe, southeast of the country's capital city of Harare. It covers an area of and has a population of 178,000. The people who live in the region are principally from the Shona tribe. The village serves as a trading centre for commercial, communal and...
) is the current Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Chidyausiku participated in the Zimbabwe Liberation War as a member of ZANLA
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army was the military wing of the Zimbabwe African National Union, a militant African nationalist organization, and participated in the Rhodesian Bush War against Republican Rule in Rhodesia....
from 1975 to 1980, which led to the attainment of National Independence and multiracial democracy. He was attested and commissioned with the rank of Lt Colonel in the Zimbabwe National Army. He went back to college in 1982 and obtained a BA History [Honours] Degree, and a Master of Science Degree in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe
University of Zimbabwe
The University of Zimbabwe in Harare, is the oldest and largest university in Zimbabwe. It was founded through a special relationship with the University of London and it opened its doors to its first students in 1952. The university has ten faculties offering a wide variety of degree programmes...
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Diplomatic and public service career timeline
- Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2011 -
- Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York (2003 to 2010)
- Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
(1999 to 2002) - Ambassador to AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
(1996 to July 1999) - Ambassador to the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
and Democratic People's Republic of Korea; High Commissioner to PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
(1990 to 1996) - Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1990)
- Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Defence (1988 to 1990)
- Zimbabwe's Defence Attache in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
with multiple accreditation to Canada (1986 to 1988)
International diplomatic activities
- 2010 Vice President of UNICEF Executive Board
- 2009 Chairman of the 3rd NPT Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference
- 2003-2005 President of the UNDP's High Level Committee on Technical Cooperation Among Developing Countries [TCDC]
- 2002 Chairman of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements in the World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
, Geneve, Switzerland - 2002 Vice President of the 49th Session of the Trade and Development Board of the United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
(UNCTAD) - 2002 Head of Delegation to UNCTAD Mid Term Review conference in Bangkok, Thailand
- 2001 Deputy Head of the Zimbabwe Delegation to the 4th WTO Ministerial Conference in DohaDohaDoha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... - 2001-2002 Member of the Organization of African Unity [OAU] Panel of Experts on International Trade Matters
- 2001 Member of the Selection Committee on the Appointment of Members of the Appellate Body of the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO
- 2001 Chairman of the Trips Council of the WTO
- 2001-2002 Coordinator of the African Group in the WTO, Geneve, Switzerland
- 2001 President of the Commission on Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities, 59th Session of UNCTAD
- 2000 Head of Zimbabwe Delegation to UNCTAD 10, Bangkok, Thailand
- 1999 Delegate to the WTO Ministerial Conference in Seattle, USA
Publications
- A Reconciliation Process as a Component of Conflict Resolution in Zimbabwe in Issues Third World Conflict Resolution. Ed by Gordon Lindgren, Peter Wallenstein, and Kjell-ake Mordquist. 1990
- Effective Participation of Developing Countries in the World Trade Organization [WTO] Process: Published by Third World Network. 2001
- African Prospects on Par 6 of the Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, 2003
- Plant Variety Protection and Life Patents on Life Forms 9 Article 27.3b of the TRIPS Agreement: The Review Process and Developments at the National and Regional Level. in Trading in Knowledge Ed by Christphe Bellmaun, Graham Dutfield, and Ricardo Melendez Ortiz, 2003
External links
- Zimbabwe to chair major UN body in BBC News, 12 May 2007