Curriculum Vitae of Her Excellency Ms. Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of South Africa and Chairperson of the G-77 - Vienna Chapter 1998
| Name: | Dr. Nozipho J. Mxakato-Diseko |
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| Date of Birth: | 1 November 1956 |
| Place of Birth: | Johannesburg |
| Marital Status: | Single, 1 daughter |
| Work Experience | |
| 19/02/96 - to present | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of and Slovakia and Permanent Representative to the UN Organisations in Vienna including the International Atomic Energy Agency |
| 01/08/94 - 16/02/96 | Chief Director Policy Planning, Department of Foreign Affairs |
| 01/03/94 - 01/05/94 | Worked with 1st Deputy State President, Thabo Mbeki,
when he was still National Chairperson of the African National Congress
(ANC) on the following:
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| 31/07/91 - 31/05/94 | Head of the ANC Mission in Sweden |
| 01/01/88 - 03/07/91 | Chairperson of the ANC in the U.K. and Ireland |
| 01/01/88 - 03/07/91 | Organiser for the South African Trade Congress (SACTU) - London |
| 01/01/88 - 03/07/91 | Chief Editor of "Hlanganani Basebenzi" a SACTU publication for distribution in South Africa |
| 01/06/86 - 01/12/87 | Director of the Oxford Development Education Centre - Oxford |
| 01/01/86 TO DATE | Fund-raiser and Trustee of the Canon Collins Educational Fund, an organisation which sponsors victims of aprtheid for studies abroad |
| 01/01/86 TO DATE | Fund-raiser, lobbyist and Council Member of the British Defence and Aid Fund, an organisation which financed the defence of many trialists charged with activities against Apartheid. Its focus is now on funding programmes for raising community awareness of Constitutional Developments in South Africa |
| 01/10/79 - 01/09/82 | ANC Gender and Youth Officer - London |
| 01/09/76 - 01/09/78 | English Tutor - Turret College, Sached, Johannesburg |
| 16/01/75 - 30/09/77 | Mathematics and English Tutor - Phefeni Secundary School, Orland West, Johannesburg |
| 01/01/74 - 30/09/79 | ANC under-ground activist operating primarily in Soweto |
| Education | |
| 01/01/87 - 30/07/91 | Somerville College, OXFORD University, U.K., Doctorate of Philosophy (D.Phil) - Education. Thesis due to be submitted soon. |
| 09/10/82 - 05/06/85 | Somerville College, OXFORD, B.A.hon/M.A. Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE). |
| 09/10/85 - 03/05/86 | M.Phil. - International Studies (International Politics since 1945; International Systems; International Political Economy; And Conflict Resolution). Thesis submitted: "The Role of the United Nations in Decolonisation in Africa: A Case Study in Conflict Resolution". |
| 09/10/79 - 31/06/80 | OXFORD University: Diploma in Development Studies (Development Politics; Development Economics; International Political Economy; Mathematics for Economists and Statistics). |
| Other Positions held | |
| 01/10/90 - 1991 | Member of the Consultative Committee of International Defence and Aid Fund |
| 01/10/88 - 01/01/91 | Member of the Coordinating Council of "Future for Africa", a body founded by a group of African women and Swedish Aid Agencies for the empowerment of women in Africa |
| 01/12/88 - 01/01/91 | Chairperson of the Regional Political Committee of the ANC in the U.K. |
| Other Experiences | |
| Has represented the ANC at a wide range of important International Conferences and also served on a number of its important committees. Also as an academic has attended many conferences and written several articles primarily on educational matters in South Africa | |
| Interests and Hobbies | |
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