H.E Irene Kasyanju
Ambassador of Tanzania
Theme: Skills needed for maintaining and developing relations between nations.
Biography: Ambassador Kasyanju is a lawyer by profession, holder of a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B Hons) degree from the University of Dar es Salaam (1987) and a Post Graduate Diploma in International Relations & Diplomacy from the Centre for Foreign Relations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (1988). She served briefly as a State Attorney with the Attorney General’s Chambers & Ministry of Justice of
Tanzania before joining the Legal Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania in 1987. Mrs Kasyanju is a career diplomat and was appointed to the post of Ambassador in 2012. She served as Director for Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for ten years (2005 – 2015).
She served at the Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, for six years (1999 – 2005).
Ambassador Kasyanju held several national high-level ministerial positions, including Chairperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Audit Committee; Secretary to the Tanzania National Authority established under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) to assist the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Tanzania; Member of the National Multi-Disciplinary Committee on Anti-Money Laundering; Member of National Civil Aviation Security.
Committee, Member of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Committee. She served as Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on many occasions.
Quote: “Women are better leaders than men.” – Barack Obama
Country: Tanzania
