Charles Thembani Ntwaagae (born 1953) is the
Permanent Representative of
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...
to the
United Nations
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, in office since July 2008 to until 2018.
Education
Born in
Tutume, Botswana, Ntwaagae holds a master's degree from
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campu ...
, and a bachelor's degree from the
University of Botswana and Swaziland
The University of Botswana and Swaziland was the predecessor of both the University of Botswana and the University of Eswatini. It existed from October 20, 1975 when the Lesotho campus of the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (UBLS) wit ...
.
[United Nations Bio - Ntwaagae]
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Career
Ntwaagae was Permanent Secretary in Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation prior to taking office at the United Nations. He has also served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva
The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG, french: Office des Nations Unies à Genève) in Geneva, Switzerland, is one of the four major offices of the United Nations where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. The main UNOG ...
, in Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, and in Greece
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, for Botswana. Other offices he has held include Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Foreign Ministry; Chief Executive at the National Secretariat of the National Conservation Strategy (Coordinating) Agency; and Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Lands and Housing.
He now resides in Scarsdale, New York, with his wife and three children.[
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Failed attempt to stop United Nations LGBT rights investigator
At the UN in 2016 Ntwaagae led a group of mostly African and Islamic nations plus Russia and China, who failed in an attempting to suspend the work of a UN-appointed Human Rights expert, Vitit Muntarbhorn of Thailand who was charged with investigating violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
See also
*List of Permanent Representatives to the UN
This is a list of the current permanent representatives to the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters, New York City. The list includes the country that they represent and the date that they presented their credentials to the UN Secretary- ...
References
1953 births
Living people
People from Scarsdale, New York
Permanent Representatives of Botswana to the United Nations
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