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PRESS
RELEASE
 NEW
UGANDAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT BUSH
 (WASHINGTON,
May 16, 2006) In
a White House ceremony on May 15, the new Ugandan Ambassador to the
United States, His Excellency Perezi Kamunanwire, presented his credentials
to President George W. Bush.
Ambassador Kamunanwire previously served as his country’s permanent
representative to the United Nations in New York (1988-96) and as
ambassador to Germany (1986-88).
Upon presenting his credentials to President Bush, Ambassador Kamunanwire
said: “The United States and Uganda share many things in common.
We are both multicultural democracies characterized by respect for
the rule of law and for the dignity of every individual. We both seek
to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS and assure that future generations
are free from this threat to health and well-being. We are allies
in the war on terrorism. ”
Last month, the U.S. Department of State’s most recent annual
Country Reports on Terrorism noted that during 2005, “Uganda
had a strong regional voice in opposing international terrorism and
supported U.S. counterterrorism initiatives.”
Educated at Columbia University in New York, in recent years Ambassador
Kamunanwire has been an educator and scholar. He has taught at City
College of the City University of New York, where he had also directed
programs in black studies and international relations. Starting in
2003, he has served as an adjunct professor at the Center for Conflict
Management and Organizational Research associated with Sophia University
in Bulgaria.
He
co-edited A Study Guide to Uganda (Boston University Press, 1970)
and contributed the foreword to We, the PanAfrikans: Essays on the
Global Black Experience (Edward W. Blyden Press, 1993); he has written
many other scholarly articles in the field of international relations.
Ambassador Kamunanwire is fluent in English and five African languages,
including Lingala, Swahili, and Kinyrwanda.
In addition to the United States, Ambassador Kamunanwire’s portfolio
includes most of the countries of Central and South America.
A reproducible photograph of President Bush and Ambassador Kamunanwire
may be found at http://www.scribeus.com/photos/photo_ugamb.jpg.
For
more information, visit http://www.ugandaembassy.com.
SOURCE:
Embassy of Uganda
CONTACT: Ambassador Charles Sentongo
202-726-7100
URL: http://www.ugandaembassy.com
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