Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko

Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko (1 November 1956) is a South African diplomat. She is currently the United Nations Ambassador for South Africa.[1] For the Paris Agreement, Mxakato-Diseko was the leader of the G77 bloc during negotiations.[2]

Mxakato-Diseko at Climate Change Question Time event

Biography

Mxakato-Diseko was born in Johannesburg on 1 November 1956.[3] She attended Somerville College, Oxford and has a doctorate in philosophy which she earned in 1991.[4][3] She worked as a campaigner for the African National Congress (ANC) and also as an activist in Soweto for the ANC.[5][3] She also raised money for the British Defence and Aid Fund.[3]

Mxakato-Diseko began as a representative of South Africa at the International Atomic Energy Agency in the mid-1990s.[5] She has been the South African negotiator since 2011.[4]

References
  1. "US pulls out of 'biased' UN Human Rights Council - NewZimbabwe.com". NewZimbabwe.com. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. "Climate Weekly: Petcoke, a looming public health threat". Climate Home News. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. "Curriculum Vitae of Her Excellency Ms. Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of South Africa and Chairperson of the G-77 - Vienna Chapter 1998". G-77. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. Caramel, Laurence (30 November 2015). "Les cinq Africains qu'il faut suivre à la COP21". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. "Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko | La diva du climat ressuscite Mandela". L'Echo (in French). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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