Kaire Mbuende (born 28 November 1953) is a

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n politician and diplomat. Mbuende served as Namibian ambassador to the

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from August 2006 to December 2010. An ethnic Herero, Mbuende has been a high-level member of the ruling SWAPO Party of Namibia since 1972, and served among others as information officer in Lusaka,

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. From 2016 to 2020 Mbuende served as ambassador of Namibia to the

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, Belgium and Luxembourg. On

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2014 he was conferred the Excellent Order of the Eagle, Second Class.

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1953 births Living people Herero people Permanent Representatives of Namibia to the United Nations Namibian expatriates in Zambia SWAPO politicians Southern African Development Community people {{Namibia-politician-stub