Dunstan Weston Kamana (19 April 1937 – 13 September 2009) was a

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n journalist, Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations former

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and Zambia's High Commissioner to Canada. He had also served as the Presidential Press Secretary to Kenneth Kaunda.

Life and career

Kamana was educated at St Mark’s College in Mapanza. In January 1965 he was appointed as Presidential Press Secretary, a post he held until July 1966 when he became Director of Information for the next two years. He later became first Zambian

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of the ''

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'', serving as such until 1972 when he was appointed general manager of the Dairy Produce Board. Later that same year he was sent to

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where he served for two years. He was then appointed as Zambia's High Commissioner to Canada from 1974 until 1976.

References

1937 births Ambassadors of Zambia to the United States Zambian diplomats 2009 deaths Ambassadors of Zambia to the Soviet Union High Commissioners of Zambia to Canada Permanent Representatives of Zambia to the United Nations {{Zambia-bio-stub