H.E. Amb. Winnie Natala Chibesakunda is a distinguished Zambian diplomat and career civil servant with over three decades of service in international relations and economic diplomacy. She currently serves as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Zambia to the Federal Republic of Germany, with concurrent accreditation to Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Ambassador Chibesakunda holds a Master’s Degree in International Economic Relations, specializing in Foreign Trade, from the University of Economics and Science in Berlin, and has pursued doctoral studies in Business Administration. She previously served as Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and held senior positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, including Assistant Director for Asia and the Pacific and Assistant Director for International Organizations. Fluent in both English and German, Ambassador Chibesakunda is widely respected for her leadership, negotiation acumen, and commitment to advancing Zambia’s global economic and diplomatic interests.
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