PRESIDENT John Magufuli has appointed former cabinet minister, Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. According to a press statement issued by the Directorate of Presidential Communications in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the former Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister; and Foreign Affairs Minister in the Fourth Phase government, will be sworn-in in Dodoma today.
Dr Migiro replaces Ambassador Peter Kalaghe who has been brought back to the country for other duties. She is one of the three ambassadors appointed by Dr Magufuli in March. Other new ambassadors appointed by the head of state are Mr Mathias Chikawe (Japan) and Dr Ramadhani Dau, who was Director General of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Dr Migiro was Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) from 2007 to 2012.
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