Asha-Rose Migiro

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Asha-Rose Mtengeti Migiro
Incumbent
Assumed office 
February 5, 2007
Preceded by Mark Malloch Brown
Foreign Minister of Tanzania
In office
January 4, 2006 – January 11, 2007
Preceded by Jakaya Kikwete
Succeeded by Bernard Membe
Born July 9, 1956 (1956-07-09) (age 51)
Songea, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
Nationality Tanzanian
Political party Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Spouse Cleophas Migiro
Profession Lawyer and politician

Asha-Rose Mtengeti Migiro (born July 9, 1956 in Songea, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania) is a Tanzanian lawyer and politician. On January 5, 2007, she was named as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.[1] She was formally appointed and assumed office on February 5.[2] She is married to Cleophas Migiro, and the couple has two daughters.[3]

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[edit] Education

Migiro commenced her education at Mnazi Mmoja Primary School in 1963. She later moved on to Korogwe Primary School, Weruweru Secondary School, and, finally, Korogwe Secondary School, where she graduated high school in 1975.[4]

She obtained her LL.B and LL.M from the University of Dar es Salaam and her Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Konstanz in Germany. Before entering politics, she was a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM).[5]

[edit] Time in the Tanzanian government

Migiro served as a ward member of Chama Cha Mapinduzi from 1994 to 2000, and as a member of a Regional Executive Council from 2000 to 2005.[4] From 2000 to 2006, she was the Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children's Affairs. She became the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on January 4, 2006, when the previous foreign minister, Jakaya Kikwete, who had been elected president, appointed his new cabinet.[6]

While in the position of foreign minister, Migiro accompanied the former president of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, as he toured his country's new consulate in Tanzania and inspected a Tanzanian hospital.[7] According to United States officials, Condoleezza Rice, the American Secretary of State, is "personally acquainted" with her.[8] Kikwete appointed Bernard Membe to succeed Migiro as foreign minister.[9]

Migiro and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete at the December 2007 Leon H. Sullivan Foundation dinner in Washington, DC
Migiro and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete at the December 2007 Leon H. Sullivan Foundation dinner in Washington, DC

[edit] United Nations appointment

Migiro was appointed to the post of United Nations Deputy Secretary-General by Ban Ki-moon, the new United Nations Secretary-General from South Korea, on January 5, 2007.[1] According to Ban, "She is a highly respected leader who has championed the cause of developing countries over the years..." He also said that "Through her distinguished service in diverse areas, she has displayed outstanding management skills with wide experience and expertise in socio-economic affairs and development issues."[10] According to The New York Times, this was a fulfillment of his promise to pick a woman from the developing world for the post of Deputy-Secretary General.[8] The UN News Centre noted that Migiro and Ban had worked together while they were foreign ministers of their respective countries.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Associated Press authors. "Tanzania's Migiro is U.N. deputy", www.cnn.com, CNN, 2007-01-05. Retrieved on 2007-01-06. 
  2. ^ "New UN Deputy Secretary-General takes oath of office", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), February 6, 2007.
  3. ^ "Migiro deputy UN boss", The Guardian, IPPMedia Ltd, 2007-01-06. Retrieved on 2007-01-13. 
  4. ^ a b Migiro , Dr. Asha-Rose M.. www.parliament.go.tz. Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
  5. ^ a b Tanzanian Foreign Minister named new UN Deputy Secretary-General. UN News Centre (5 January 2007).
  6. ^ Muhiddin, Hassan. "JK’s beefed up team", The Guardian, IPPMedia Ltd, 2006-01-05. Retrieved on 2007-01-06. 
  7. ^ Kisembo, Patrick. "We’ll do business together, Comoros president promises", The Guardian, IPPMedia Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-01-12. 
  8. ^ a b Preston, Julia. "Tanzanian Woman Is Chosen for U.N.’s 2nd Highest Post", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2007-01-05. Retrieved on 2007-01-13. 
  9. ^ "Membe new Foreign minister", TSN Daily News, TSN, 2007-01-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-13. 
  10. ^ "Asha-Rose Migiro is new U.N. deputy secretary-general from Tanzania", www.myafricatoday.com, MyAfricaToday, 2006-01-06. Retrieved on 2007-01-13. 

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Political offices
Preceded by
Jakaya Kikwete		 Foreign Minister of Tanzania
January 4, 2006–January 11, 2007		 Succeeded by
Bernard Membe
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Mark Malloch Brown		 Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
February 5, 2007 – present		 Incumbent
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United Nations Deputy Secretary-General

Louise Fréchette • Mark Malloch Brown • Asha-Rose Migiro
Persondata
NAME Migiro, Asha-Rose Mtengeti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mtengeti, Asha-Rose
SHORT DESCRIPTION Tanzanian politician and UN Deputy-Secretary General
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Songea, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH