Vénérand Bakevyumusaya is a

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

an politician and diplomat. Bakevyumusaya was the

foreign minister In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

from 1995–1996, ambassador to

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

from 1998–2002, and principal counselor to the President from 2002–2003. He also served as a permanent representative to

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...

. He was Minister of Regional Integration and East African Community Affairs from November 2007 to January 2009, and was (starting January 2009) Minister of Information, Communication, and Relations with Parliament.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Permanent delegates of Burundi to UNESCO Ambassadors of Burundi to France Foreign ministers of Burundi Communications ministers of Burundi {{Africa-diplomat-stub