Elizabeth Mataka
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Elizabeth Mataka is the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
, as appointed on May 21, 2007 by UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon
, replacing Stephen Lewis
. Mataka is a national of Botswana
and a resident of Zambia
. She served as the vice-chair of the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
The United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa is a diplomatic position that deals with the deadly disease on the continent where the issue is most pressing.-External links:* , United Nations, 21 May 2007...
, as appointed on May 21, 2007 by UN Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...
, replacing Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis
Stephen Henry Lewis, is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of the those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the Federal New Democratic Party...
. Mataka is a national of Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
and a resident of Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
. She served as the vice-chair of the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
External links
- Secretary-General Appoints Elizabeth Mataka, United Nations, 21 May 2007