Valentine Rugwabiza

Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations
Ambassador
Assumed office
23 February 2022
Appointed byAntónio Guterres
Preceded byMankeur Ndiaye
Permanent Representative of Rwanda to United Nations
In office
November 2016 – February 2022
Appointed byPaul Kagame
Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization
In office
2005–2013
Personal details
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Rwanda
SpouseJohn Paulin Sendanyoye
Alma materNational University of Zaire
OccupationEconomist, Businesswoman

Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza (born 25, July 1963) is a Rwandan businesswoman and politician who has served as the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2016 to 2018. She now is the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of MINUSCA, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.[1][2]

  1. ^ Valade, Carol. "Centrafrique: la rwandaise Valentine Rugwabiza prend la tête de la mission de l'ONU". RFI. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Retrieved 2023-10-06.