Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja

Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
Nzongola-Ntalaja in 1967
6th DRC Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
13 January 2022 – 9 January 2023
Preceded byIgnace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta
Succeeded byZenon Mukongo Ngay
Personal details
Born (1944-02-03) 3 February 1944 (age 80)
Kasha, South Kivu, Belgian Congo
Education
AwardsBest Book Award from the African Politics Conference Group (2004)
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja (born 3 February 1944) is a Congolese academic, author, and diplomat. He is a professor of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he specialises in African and global studies. He was also the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations from 2022 until 2023.