Non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda Immaculee
Uwanyiligira is on her
accreditation visit in Latvia from 19 to 25 May 2011.
The Ambassador has already met with the Secretary of State of
the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Latvia Andris Teikmanis. During the
meeting Ambassador Uwanyiligira talked about the African Platform international
discussion forum which took place on 20 May in the Latvian capital Riga and
where she had introduced the audience to Rwanda’s development perspective. The
Ambassador was positive about holding such a forum in Latvia, which allows
taking a closer look at the diversity offered by the African
continent.
The Ambassador’s accreditation visit also
included a meeting with representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Latvia when economic co-operation prospects were discussed.
Today, the Ambassador is to present her credentials to President
Valdis Zatlers. Following that, the Ambassador is scheduled to meet with Deputy
Speaker of the Saeima Andrejs Klementjevs for a discussion on the relations
between both countries.
Diplomatic relations between Latvia and Rwanda were established
in 2007. H.E. Immaculee Uwanyiligira is the first Ambassador of the
Republic of Rwanda in Latvia. She has obtained a M.A degree from Columbia
University in New York and a master’s degree in information technology and
telecommunications from The Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. The
Ambassador has held different posts in UN representations in Addis Ababa
(Ethiopia) and Khartoum (Sudan), and in the UN headquarters in New York City.
The Ambassador’s residence is located in The Hague, the
Netherlands.
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