First Lady of Botswana

First Lady of
Botswana
Incumbent
Vacant
Inaugural holder Ruth Williams Khama
Formation September 30, 1966 (1966-09-30)
Botswana
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The First Lady of the Republic of Botswana[1][2] is the title used by the wife of the President of Botswana.[3][4][5] Botswana's inaugural First Lady was Lady Ruth Williams Khama, the English-born wife of the country's inaugural President, Seretse Khama.[6][7]

The title and office has been vacant since 1 April 2008, as the current President of Botswana, Ian Khama, has never married.[8] President Khama's status as a lifelong bachelor, and the absence of a First Lady, has proven problematic during official functions, and there have been moves to find a substitute First Lady for some occasions.[9]

First Ladies of Botswana

Name Term Began Term Ended President of Botswana
Ruth Williams Khama[6][7] 30 September 1966 13 July 1980 Seretse Khama
Gladys Olebile Masire[1][10] 13 July 1980 31 March 1998 Quett Masire
Barbara Mogae[11] 1 April 1998 1 April 2008 Festus Mogae
Vacant[8] 1 April 2008 Present Ian Khama

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lady Gladys Olebile Masire – Board Member". Sir Ketumile Masire Foundatio. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "List of Delegations To the Twenty-Seventh Special Session of the General Assembly on Children - Botswana (page 13)" (PDF). UNICEF. UNICEF's Information Management Unit. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Office of Protocol; Gifts to Federal Employees From Foreign Government Sources Reported to Employing Agencies in Calendar Year 2003". United States Department of State. Federal Register. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "President Hu Jintao held a Reception for Foreign Distinguished Guests Attending the Opening Ceremony of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games". Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) receives President Joachim Chissano of Mozambique". Lesotho Highlands Water Project. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Lady K a catalyst in life". Botswana Press Agency Daily News. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Lady K to be buried in Serowe". Botswana Press Agency Daily News. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  8. 1 2 Hughes, Dana (6 December 2010). "President of Botswana Says No Short, Fat Wife for Him". ABC News. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  9. ↑ Liang, Aislynn (9 June 2011). "Botswana seeks 'First Lady' to host Michelle Obama". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  10. ↑ Andrews, Jim (1 July 1986). "Botswana's First Lady Attends Pitt Seminar". Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Message of Mrs. Barbara Mogae, First Lady of Botswana and Honorary Member of the National Committee for the International Year of Volunteers". National Committee for the International Year of Volunteers. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 31 July 2012.


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