President Mnangagwa has appointed 15 new ambassadors drawn
from different sectors to replace those who have died, been recalled or
retired. The list of the ambassadors-designate includes five service chiefs,
who were recently retired from the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), to take up
diplomatic posts.
The retired generals include Lieutenant-Generals Anselem
Sanyatwe, Douglas Nyikayaramba, Martin Chedondo, Major-General Thando
Madzvamuse and Air Marshal Shebba Shumbayawonda.
Also on the list is journalist and former MDC MP for
Mabvuku-Tafara James Maridadi and University of Zimbabwe lecturer Professor
Charity Manyeruke.
Other ambassadors-designate are officials in the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade while some are former permanent
secretaries.
These are Mrs Alice Mashingaidze, Mrs Abigail Shonhiwa, Ms
Sophia Nyamudeza, Dr Emmanuel Gumbo, Messrs Chrispen Mavodza, Gumisai Gideon
Gapare, Vusumuzi Ntonga and Dr Godfrey Chipare.
The group is undergoing a one-month training course in
diplomatic etiquette which began on April 1 and is being done by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Foreign Affairs and International
Trade Secretary Ambassador James Manzou said the announcement of the postings
of the ambassadors-designate was the prerogative of President Mnangagwa.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
was instructed by His Excellency to run a diplomatic course from April 1 to May
9,” he said.
“It is a training for those that are going to be posted
abroad and that also includes quite a number of officials from the Ministry who
are also being trained for positing at various levels.”
Earlier this week, Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Minister Sibusiso Moyo addressed the ambassadors-designate during their
training and urged them to prioritise economic diplomacy. Herald
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