Baso Sangqu
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Baso Sangquis the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n permanent representative to the United Nations
United Nations
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. He was appointed on 17 March 2009, having served as deputy previously. Exactly two years later, on 17 March 2011 he voted in favour of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, on the situation in Libya, is a measure that was adopted on 17 March 2011. The Security Council resolution was proposed by France, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom....

 at the Security Council.

He is a member of the ICC
ICC
-Political:* International Control Commission, which oversaw the 1954 Geneva Accords ending the First Indochina War* International Communist Current, a communist organization* Interstate Commerce Commission, a now defunct US Government regulatory body...

 search committee to find a replacement for Luis Moreno-Ocampo.

Previous roles

  • 1996-8, Chief Education Specialist in the National Department of Education
  • 2000, policy analyst and research consultant, Economic and Development Section of the Office of the President
  • 2000, Director for Social and Economic Programmes, African Multilateral Development and Cooperation, Department of Foreign Affairs
  • 2001, acting Chief Director for Marine, Environment, Science and Technology, Multilateral Development and Cooperation
  • 2001-2, acting Chief Director for Economic Development, Multilateral Development and Cooperation in the South African Department of Foreign Affairs
  • 2002-6, South Africa’s ambassador to the African Union
    African Union
    The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...

     in Addis Ababa
    Addis Ababa
    Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...

    , Ethiopia
  • 2007-9, deputy permanent representative to the United Nations
    United Nations
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Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in commerce (economics and commercial law) from the University of Transkei
    University of Transkei
    University of Transkei was situated in the former Transkei region of South Africa...

  • Master’s degree in development economics from Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...

    in Nashville, Tennessee


Sangqu was mentioned in wikileaks.
He is married and has three children.
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