Burundian Minister of Foreign Affairs Albert Shingiro

Albert Shingiro (born 31 December 1970) is a Burundian diplomat. He is serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation in the

Republic of Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Grea ...

Background and education

Shingiro was born in 1970 in Buhiga, Karusi Province in Burundi and he is married with three children. He is an Anglican Christian. In 1998, Shingiro earned a bachelor's degree in Legal and Political Science from the University of Benin and a master's degree in International Relations from

Laval University Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxemb ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

in 2003. He speaks Kirundi, Swahili, French, and English.

Career

career The career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways. Definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defin ...

diplomat, Shingiro was appointed to various diplomatic positions. He was the second counselor of the Burundian Embassy between the year 2006 to 2010. In 2012, he was appointed as the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the appointment ended in 2014. In that same 2014, he was appointed as the

Ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

of the Republic of Burundi to the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

which ended in June 2020. On the 28 of June 2020, he was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shingiro, Albert 1970 births Living people Burundian diplomats Members of the Parliament of Burundi Government ministers of Burundi