Mxolisi Nkosi (born 26 June 1967, in

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, South Africa) is the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations in Geneva and Other International Organisations in Switzerland. He has served in several senior positions in the

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of post-Apartheid South Africa. Between February 2012 and March 2016 was the South African Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Head of Mission to the

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. Until his appointment as South Africa’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, he was the Head of Global Governance and Continental Agenda in the South African Foreign Ministry, and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sherpa to G7 Outreach Sessions. An expert in the field of international relations and diplomacy, Nkosi previously headed Africa Branch in the Foreign Ministry. He has travelled extensively throughout the world and in Africa, and accompanied high-level delegations of former President

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, President

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, former Foreign Ministers

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and

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, and now President

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and Minister

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Previous work

Before joining the government, Nkosi was a

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leader, where he served as the Deputy General Secretary of the

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(SADTU), an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). At the same time he was also a member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the

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(SACP). Nkosi was a student and youth activist in Soweto, occupying several leadership positions in the Azanian Students' Congress (AZASO) and in the South African Students' Congress (SANSCO). Trained as a teacher, Nkosi holds a Master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy.

References

2. New Permanent Representative of South Africa presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 2020-12-28. www.ungeneva.org.

External links

South African governmentDepartment of International Relations and CooperationEmbassy of the Republic of South AfricaParliamentary Monitoring GroupSouth African Democratic Teacher’s UnionUniversity of PretoriaSouth African Scenarios2030
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