Simbyakula biography

Robert Ngosa Simbyakula (born 13 May 1954) is a Zambian diplomat, the current and 17th Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations and a former ambassador to the United States of America in Washington DC, he succeeded Palan Mulonda, who served starting in 2013.
Robert Ngosa Simbyakula is a Zambian diplomat, the current and 17th Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations and a former ambassador to the United States of America in Washington DC, he succeeded Palan Mulonda, who.
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(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)

The new Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations, Ngosa Simbyakula, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

Before his latest appointment, Mr. Simbyakula was his country’s Ambassador to the United States since 2017. Beginning in 2011 until 2016, he held various Cabinet positions, most recently Minister for Justice from 2015 to 2016. He served as Minister for Home Affairs between 2013 and 2015 and as Deputy Minister for Justice from 2011 until 2013.

Mr. Simbyakula was the Dean of the Zambia Open University’s School of Law from 2010 to 2011, and Executive Director of the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education from 2005 until 2009.

He holds a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the United States, as well as Master and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Zambia.

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Ngosa Simbyakula

Zambian diplomat

Robert Ngosa Simbyakula^[3] (born 13 May 1954) is a Zambian diplomat, the current and 17th Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations^[4]^[5] and a former ambassador to the United States of America in Washington DC, he succeeded Palan Mulonda, who served starting in 2013.^[3]^[6]^[7]

Life and career

Ngosa was born in the village of Nalube in Monze and he grew up in Ndola. Ngosa is a Master's degree holder in Law obtained from the University of Zambia. For his LL.M., he wrote a thesis entitled The Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African states: A Legal perspective. From 1981 to 1998 he taught law at the University of Zambia and he served as dean of the Law School from 1993 to 1998.^[5] From 1996 to 1997 he was an external examiner at the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.

Political career

In September 1998 political career started when he was appointed permanent secretary for the Copperbelt Province by Presi