Secretary General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Louise Mushikiwabo
Mushikiwabo in 2008
4th Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 January 2019
Preceded by
Michaëlle Jean
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 4 December 2009 – 18 October 2018
President
Paul Kagame
Preceded by
Rosemary Museminali
Succeeded by
Richard Sezibera
Personal details
Born
(1961-05-22) 22 May 1961 (age 62) Kigali, Ruanda-Urundi
Political party
Independent
Education
University of Rwanda (BA) University of Delaware (MA)
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 22 May 1961)[1] is the fourth and current Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. She previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda from 2009 to 2018. She also served as Government Spokesperson. She had previously been Minister of Information.[2][3]
On 12 October 2018, she was elected for a four-year term for the position of Secretary General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) at the Summit of Francophonie in Yerevan, Armenia.[4] She was re-elected in November 2022.[5]
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