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Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga
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Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga (born 25 January 1950) is a Congolese diplomat and writer. She has served as Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to countries including Germany, Hungary and Poland.
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Kamanga was born on 25 January 1950 in Lusambo.[1] She speaks English, French and Portuguese.[2]
Kamanga holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Psychology from the Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis. In 1976, she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she worked in the Department of Multilateral Relations and then in the Department of International Organizations.[1][2]
In 1979, Kamanga completed a traineeship in International Relations with the United Nations in Moscow, Russia. In 1984, she completed a course in International Relations at the European Institute of Public Administration in Paris.[1][2]
In 2001, Kamanga cofounded the "Multidisciplinary Group of Congolese Women."[1][2] She is also an honorary member of the environmental protection Non-governmental organization (NGO) "Propre."[1][2]
In 2009, Kamanga was honoured at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Séminaire Politico-Stratégique.[1][2] Kamanga served as Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Germany.[3][4][5][6] She encouraged German eco-tourism to the Democratic Republic of Congo.[7][8]
Since 10 October 2022, Kamanga has served as Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Republic of Poland and Hungary,[9] presenting her credentials to the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda.[10][11] As Ambassador, she has promoted investment opportunities in Congo with the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KiG)[12] and has attended meetings with the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development regarding potential partnership opportunities for agricultural development between the nations.[13]
Kamanga has self-published an autobiography about her life as a diplomat, released in 2021.[14]
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