Vénérand Bakevyumusaya
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Vénérand Bakevyumusaya is a Burundi
an politician and diplomat. Bakevyumusaya was the foreign minister
from 1995-1996, ambassador to France
from 1998-2002 and Principal Counselor to the President from 2002-2003. He also served as permanent representative to UNESCO
. He was Minister of Regional Integration and East African Community Affairs from November 2007 to January 2009, and is currently (since January 2009) Minister of Information, Communication and Relations with Parliament.
Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
an politician and diplomat. Bakevyumusaya was the foreign minister
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
from 1995-1996, ambassador to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
from 1998-2002 and Principal Counselor to the President from 2002-2003. He also served as permanent representative to UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
. He was Minister of Regional Integration and East African Community Affairs from November 2007 to January 2009, and is currently (since January 2009) Minister of Information, Communication and Relations with Parliament.