Ambassador Libérat Mfumukeko is a

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

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and

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. He is currently an IDA / World Bank Borrowers’ Representative where he co-chairs the Africa Group 1 (22 countries), and is also a Charge de Missions at the Presidency of the Republic of Burundi. He was the

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of the

East African Community The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of seven countries in the Great Lakes region of East Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republics of Kenya, Burundi, ...

(EAC) from 2 March 2016 to 25 April 2021, replacing

Richard Sezibera Richard Sezibera (born June 5, 1964 in Kigali, Rwanda) is a Rwandan medical doctor, diplomat and politician, who served as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Rwanda), Minister of Foreign Affairs from 18 October 2018 until November 4, ...

Education

Amb. Mfumukeko has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the

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(France), an MBA from

Clark University Clark University is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1887 with a large endowment from its namesake Jonas Gilman Clark, a prominent businessman, Clark was one of the first modern research universities in the ...

(Massachusetts, USA) and a postgraduate Executive degree in Leadership from the Kennedy School of Government at

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(MA, USA). In 2021

awarded him a Doctoral degree honoris causa in Humane Letters. Amb. Mfumukeko also has a diploma from the Lomonossov Moscow State University (Russia) where he spent one academic year to learn the Russian language.

Career

At the time of his appointment in 2016 as EAC Secretary General, Amb. Mfumukeko was the Deputy Secretary General responsible for finance and administration at the EAC headquarters in Arusha,

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

. Prior to that, he served in several high profile positions including: Principal Adviser to the President of Burundi in charge of Economic Affairs, Director General of REGIDESO (Burundi's energy and water utility), Chairman of the Steering Committee of the East African Power Pool (EAPP), Director General of API (Burundi Investment Promotion Authority), and Economic Expert at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He also worked for large companies in Europe and the USA where he spent more than 20 years.

Personal

According to the EAC Secretariat, Amb. Mfumukeko is fluent in

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Kirundi Kirundi, also known as Rundi, is a Bantu language spoken by some 9 million people in Burundi and adjacent parts of Rwanda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, as well as in Kenya. It is the official language of Burundi. Kiru ...

, Kiswahili and Russian. He has a long international experience, having worked and/or lived in DR Congo, Rwanda, France, USA, Ivory Coast, Cameroun, and Russia.

References

External links

Bujumbura International University - Historical
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