Liberata Mulamula, (''née'' Rutageruka (born 10 April 1956) is a

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diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation from April 2021 to October 2022. She was appointed by

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, on 31 March 2021 and was sworn into office on 1 April 2021. Ambassador Mulamula has more than 35 years history as a diplomat and administrator in the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation, including as Tanzania's ambassador to the

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and the

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. Before her retirement from the diplomatic service in April 2016, she served as the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, for a period of seven months, between May 2015 until December 2015. She also served as the first Executive Secretary of the

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(ICGLR), based in

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, from 2006 until 2011. In this role, she oversaw Peace, Stability and Development in 11 countries in the

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Background and education

Liberata Rutageruka was born in April 1956 in Misenyi, Kitobo Musibuka, Bukoba District, in

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. She has a twin sister by the name ''Iluminata Maerere who also served as

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seara Lione. ''She attended primary school locally, starting at the age of six years. She completed her O-Level education at ''Tabora Girls School'' in 1973. She went on to graduate with the equivalent of a

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from ''Mzizima Secondary School'' in 1975, after completing her A-Level studies. From 1977 until 1980, Liberata studied at the

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, graduating with a

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degree, majoring in

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and

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. Later, she earned a

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degree in

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and

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, from St. John's University in

, in 1989. Still later, St. John's University awarded her a Postgraduate Diploma in International Law.

Politics

While Liberata is a career diplomat, she did not enter into politics until her appointment by President

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, as the Permanent Secretary at the

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in 2015. Following the sudden death of president

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, she was appointed as the new Minister of Foreign affairs on 31 March, 2021 in the 6th Cabinet of Tanzania. Mulamula was simultaneously, concurrently nominated to the

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(2020-2025).

Personal life

Liberata Rutageruka was born on 10 April 1956 in Muleba, Bukoba, Kagera Region. She is the mother of two children.

References

External links

Brief Profile
As of 31 March 2021.
Take Five with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula: Placing women at the front and center of Africa’s peace and security agenda
(Interview) As of 3 August 2020. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulamula, Liberata 1956 births Living people Ambassadors of Tanzania to the United States Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs Female foreign ministers Ministers of foreign affairs of Tanzania Government ministers of Tanzania High commissioners of Tanzania to Canada Nominated Tanzanian MPs People from Bukoba People from Kagera Region St. John's University (New York City) alumni Tanzanian women ambassadors Tanzanian women diplomats University of Dar es Salaam alumni Women government ministers of Tanzania