Zachary Muburi-Muita (born in 1957) is a

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n politician who from 2010 until June 2013 served as the Head of the

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. He was then replaced by

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Career

Muburi-Muita became involved with the Kenyan Government in 1982, where his positions included serving as High Commissioner to the

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and standing as main Counsellor at the Kenya Embassy in

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. In 2006, he became Kenya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in

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. Concurrently, he served as the Vice-President of the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to the

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. In January 2010 he was elected President of the United Nations High-Level Committee on South-South Cooperation a central body in the governance structure of South-South Cooperation within the UN System that manages the intergovernmental review and policymaking of South-South Cooperation.

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UN Biography Zachary Muburi-Muita
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muburi-Muita, Zachary 1957 births Living people Kenyan diplomats Kenyan officials of the United Nations University of Nairobi alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford High Commissioners of Kenya to Tanzania Permanent Representatives of Kenya to the United Nations