Baso Sangqu

Baso Sangqu (born 21 April 1968, in Idutywa, Eastern Cape)^[1] is the South African permanent representative to the United Nations. He was appointed on 17 March 2009, having served as deputy previously.

Sangqu was a member of the International Criminal Court search committee to find a replacement for Luis Moreno-Ocampo.^[2]

In January 2012, Sangqu was the President of the United Nations Security Council.

Previous roles

• 1996-8, Chief Education Specialist in the National Department of Education
• 2000, policy analyst and research consultant, Economic and Development Section of the Office of the President
• 2000, Director for Social and Economic Programmes, African Multilateral Development and Cooperation, Department of Foreign Affairs
• 2001, acting Chief Director for Marine, Environment, Science and Technology, Multilateral Development and Cooperation
• 2001-2, acting Chief Director for Economic Development, Multilateral Development and Cooperation in the South African Department of Foreign Affairs
• 2002-6, South Africa’s ambassador to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• 2007-9, deputy permanent representative to the United Nations

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce (economics and commercial law) from the University of Transkei
• Master’s degree in development economics from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee

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