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Joseph Legwaila giving speech in
Asmara
Joseph Manson John Legwaila (born 2 February 1937) is a diplomat and politician from Botswana. Legewaila studied politics, history and international relations at the University of Alberta in Canada and taught there for a time. He has Vice-President of the UN general assembly three times(1981, 1987 and 1991) in total. He has represented Botswana in the Security Council and presided for one year, 1995, as President. He has further held a number of diplomatic functions for Botswana in the Americas. Amongst these was as Ambassador to Cuba (1981-2001) and as Consul General in Jamaica (1982-2001). He worked on several missions of the UN in Africa. Legewaila has lead the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea(UNMEE) since September 29, 2000 as a particular agent of the Secretary-General in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Legawaila is married and has three children.
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