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Nomatemba Gugulethu Pudnixia Olivia Tambo (known as Thembi Tambo, born 1957) is a British-South African diplomat and politician, who was appointed High Commissioner of South Africa to the United Kingdom in March 2018. She was succeeded from 1 November 2022 by Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo.

Education

Tambo has a BA in History and English at the

University of Roehampton The University of Roehampton, London, formerly Roehampton Institute of Higher Education, is a public university in the United Kingdom, situated on three major sites in Roehampton, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The University traces its r ...

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. This was followed by a law degree at

University of the Witwatersrand The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus Public university, public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The universit ...

in 2002. In 2007, she completed her diplomatic training.

Career

Tambo was part of the

Anti-Apartheid Movement The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) was a British organisation that was at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system and supporting South Africa's non-white population who were oppressed by the policies ...

Personal life

Tambo is the daughter of

Oliver Tambo Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 191724 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheid politician and activist who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991. Biography Childhood Oliver Tambo was ...

. She attended the dedication of a statue to him in 2019.

References

Living people 21st-century South African politicians 21st-century South African women politicians High commissioners of South Africa to the United Kingdom South African women ambassadors Alumni of the University of Roehampton University of the Witwatersrand alumni 21st-century diplomats Year of birth missing (living people) South African anti-apartheid activists {{SouthAfrica-diplomat-stub