President Museveni appoints new Ugandan ambassadors

Ranell Nsereko 13:30 - 13 December 2021

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

The President of the Republic of Uganda made new changes last night and reshuffled ambassadors, also replacing a number of career diplomats. Some of the long serving ambassadors have been recalled and replaced. There were also several embassies that were previously closed due to financial issues that have been reopened, Berlin, Germany, Kinshasa, DRC, Paris, France and Moscow.

At the re-opened embassies, Jacob Okello goes to Paris, Christopher Onyanga Apali has been taken to Berlin, Elizabeth Napeyok has been moved to Moscow, and Rhoda Kinani taken to Kinshasa.

Ambassador List

Ambassador List,

Retained ambassadors include William Hakiza in Tripoli, Joseph Tomusange in Pretoria, South Africa Libya James Baba in Tokyo, Japan, Joan Rwabyomere in Abuja and Nigeria, Katenta Apuuli in Dar-es-Salaam.

Ambassador List

In the circulating letter, President Museveni says, “By virtue of the powers vested in the President of the Republic of Uganda, by Article 122(1), I hereby appoint the following as Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Deputy Ambassadors to the respective brotherly and friendly countries as listed here below:

1. Burundi – Maj. Gen. Matayo Kyaligonza;

2. Rome – Amb. Elizabeth Napeeyok

3. Washington DC – Ms. Robbie Kakonge;

4. Copenhagen – Ms. Margaret Bakyira;

5. Dar-es-Salaam – Col. (Rtd) Fred Mwesigye;

6. Khartoum – Dr. Yahaya Rashid Ssemudu;

7. Paris – Ms. Amule Doreen;

8. Kigali – Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Robert Rusoke;

9. New York – Amb. Adonia Ayebare

(Special Envoy);

10. Algiers – Amb. Alintuma Nsambu;

11. New Delhi – Amb. Joyce K. Kikafuunda;

12. Canberra – Amb. Dorothy Hyuha;

13. London – Amb. Nimisha Madhvani;

14. Berlin – Amb. Mubiru Stephen;

15. Ankara – Ms. Nusura Tiperu;

16. Kuala-Lumper – Ms. Betty Bigombe;

17. Brussels – Amb. Miriam Blaak;

18. Moscow – Mr. Moses Kizige;

19. Abu Dhabi – Amb. Zaake Kibedi;

20. Mogadishu – Prof. Sam Turyamuhika;

21. Abuja – Amb. Nelson Ocheger;

22. Addis Ababa – Amb. Rebecca Otengo;

23. Ottawa – Amb. Ruth Aceng;

24. Cairo – Amb. Sam Male Sebulime;

25. Kinshasa – Hajji. Farid Kaliisa;

26. Juba – Amb. Brig. Ronnie Balya;

27. Doha – Amb. Stephen Chebrot;

28. Tehran – Kisambira Tezikuba Mohammed;

29. Riyadh – Amb. Isaac Sebulime;

30. Nairobi – Amb. Dr. Hassan Galiwango;

31. Beijing – Amb. Oliver Wonekha

32. Geneva – Amb. Mercel R. Tibaleka

33. Tokyo – Ms. Tophas Byagira Kaahwa;

34. Pretoria – Mr. Amoru Paul;

35. Luanda – Col. (Rtd) Julius Kihaanda;

36. Guanzhou – Ms. Nsababeera Judith;

37. Havana – Ms. Musaazi Nabbaka Elizabeth.

Deputy Ambassadors:

1. Cairo – Lt. Gen. Charles Angina;

2. Abuja – Mr. Nnam Alfred;

3. Mogadishu – Maj. Gen (Rtd) Mugisha Nathan;

4. New Delhi – Ms. Margaret Kyogyire.

SIGNED this …13..day of ..2021.., in the Year of our Lord Two thousand Twenty One (2021).

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Gen (Rtd)

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA”