Baso Sangqu (born 21 April 1968, in Idutywa,

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) was the

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n Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Mission to the European Union until March 2019. Previously he was permanent representative to the

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from 17 March 2009 onwards, having first served as deputy. Sangqu was a member of the

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search committee to find a replacement for

Luis Moreno-Ocampo Luis Moreno OcampoMoreno Ocampo's surnames are often hyphenated in English-language media to mark Moreno as a surname, not a given name. (born 4 June 1952) is an Argentine lawyer who served as the first prosecutor of the International Criminal ...

.ICC In January 2012, Sangqu was the

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of the

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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 The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The b ...

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...

, Ethiopia * 2007-9, deputy permanent representative to the

Education

* Bachelor's degree in commerce (economics and commercial law) from the

University of Transkei The University of Transkei was a university in Umtata in the former bantustan of Transkei in South Africa. It was founded in 1976 as a branch of the University of Fort Hare and after the Transkei gained nominal independence in 1977, it became th ...

* Master's degree in development economics from

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in Nashville, Tennessee

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sangqu, Baso 1968 births Living people People from Mbhashe Local Municipality Xhosa people Ambassadors of South Africa to Belgium Ambassadors of South Africa to Luxembourg Vanderbilt University alumni Permanent representatives of South Africa to the United Nations Permanent representatives of South Africa to the African Union