Leslie M. Gumbi

Leslie Mbangambi Gumbi (born March 7, 1959 in Johannesburg , † July 11, 2012 ) was a South African politician and diplomat .

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Leslie M. Gumbi studied political science , was a member of the ANC and an employee of an NGO .

In 1995 he joined the Foreign Affairs Office  (DIRCO) of the Republic of South Africa. From 1996 to 2000 he was a delegation counselor to the South African mission at the UN headquarters in New York City . In 2000 he was promoted to the rank of Director in the Office of Foreign Affairs and was involved in peacekeeping, disarmament and matters of the AU Security Council . From February 2004 to August 2005 he was a delegate of the South African Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva . From September 2005 to December 2009 he was the South African ambassador for Austria , Slovenia and Slovakia , as well as a permanent representative to the organizations of the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna (UNO, UNIDO , CTBTO , IAEA ). From 2009 he headed the United Nations Department in the South African Foreign Office.

Publications

• Leslie M. Gumbi: From Soweto to Pretoria: South Africa - 30 years after the student revolt . In: Documentation and Cooperation Center Southern Africa. Indaba 51, Vienna 2006, pp. 3-11.

Honors

• December 17, 2009: Large gold medal on ribbon for services to the Republic of Austria

Web links

• Ke Nako - Conference on the future continent of Africa , City of Vienna 2009, first broadcast: December 4, 2009 (report on the exhibition opening 2009, with interview excerpts from the ambassador)

Individual evidence

• Short biography in: Ke Nako - It's time! Africa, the continent of the future . Conference program Monday, November 30, 2009, Vienna City Hall, Wappensaal, p. 3 (pdf, doku.cac.at; 1.2 MB)

1. ↑ Institute for Security Studies , July 17, 2012, Press Release: In Memory ( Memento of the original of July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of Ambassador Leslie Gumbi; opcw, [1] 
2. ^ Department of International Relations and Cooperation
3. ^ Counselor or Minister Counselor
4. ↑ Chief Directorate: United Nations (Political) , official title: Chief Director: UN Political , see Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa: Contact List of Officials . updated on December 5, 2011, p. 43 (pdf; 590 kB)
5. ↑ in accordance with the international courtesy of giving foreign diplomats visible awards on the occasion of their recall from Austria, see BM for European and international affairs: Inquiry response 5644 / AB XXIV. GP (parliamentary materials, parlament.gv.at)

predecessor	Office	successor
Alfred Tokollo Moleah	South African Ambassador in Vienna February 9 , 2006 to 2009	Xolisa Mfundiso Mabhongo