Kena Mphonda Contents Education Career Personal References Navigation menu"2015 visits and engagements""Embassy events""News by topic :: Kena Mphonda""Malawi | DIPLOMAT MAGAZINE""Kena Mphonda | LinkedIn""Ken Mphonda | Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi""malawi news""Malawi News Agency Online - Mutharika makes six diplomatic appointments""Malawi envoy Mphonda presents credentials to Majesty Queen Elizabeth II""The President's engagements""malta government""Malawi. - Free Online Library""Macedonia -- Mozambique""Full text of "DIPLOMATIC-BOOKPDF by Oracle Reports 114p v15 Developer 2000 Bu8"""Its 38 & not 72 man entourage, State House corrects critics as Mutharika leaves for US-Africa summit in Washington | Malawian Watchdog"Office of the President and Cabinet"website""Lunch with the Malawian High Commissioner""Malawi Rdr;Miyambi Yatsopano : Mphonda A : 9780333668870""National archives of Malawi - Bibliography - Customs and Folklore""alick mphonda | LinkedIn""ANU graduations""Evaluation. Evaluation of Norwegian support to capacity development Annex 7: Stakeholders interviewed. Report 10/2015. Photo: Ken Opprann"

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Kena Mphonda is a career diplomat and currently the Malawi High Commissioner[1][2][3] to the United Kingdom.[4][5][6] He was appointed on 14 March 2015.[7][8] He succeeded Bernard Sande in 2015. He presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 18 October 2015.[9]


Mphonda is also concurrently accredited to Iceland, Ireland, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Malta. He presented credentials to the President of Malta, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, on 19 October 2015.[10][11]




Contents





  • 1 Education


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal


  • 4 References




Education


He studied at Chancellor College in Malawi where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984, obtained a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs at Ohio University at Athens in 1991. He was a Hubert Humphrey Fellow in International Relations at the American University in Washington DC in 1997/8.



Career


He has previously served in Washington DC at the Malawi Embassy as Deputy Ambassador[12][13][14] and as Second Secretary in Bonn, Germany.


He has also served as Chief of Protocol[15] for the Government of Malawi under late President Bingu wa Mutharika, ex President Joyce Banda and the current President, His Excellency Prof. Peter Arthur Mutharika.


For a couple of years, he also served in the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the President and Cabinet[16] in Malawi.[17] In 2018 he was awarded the 2018 Diplomat of the year for Africa in London[18].



Personal


He is married to Mary Chokani an Instructional Designer and has a passion for wildlife.[19]


Son to A.H. Mphonda, one of the first Malawian authors to publish school books with Miyambi Yatsopano[20] as the most known in secondary education.[21] His brother, Alick Mphonda,[22] is a graduate of Australian National University[23] working with the National Statistical Office in Malawi as a senior Statistician.[24]



References




  1. ^ Shand, Angie (2015-11-06). "2015 visits and engagements". www.scottish.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-10..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Embassy events". www.embassymagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.


  3. ^ Hub, Africa News. "News by topic :: Kena Mphonda". www.africanewshub.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.


  4. ^ "Malawi | DIPLOMAT MAGAZINE". DIPLOMAT MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2016-02-08.


  5. ^ "Kena Mphonda | LinkedIn". mw.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.


  6. ^ "Ken Mphonda | Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.


  7. ^ "malawi news".


  8. ^ Banda, Blessings. "Malawi News Agency Online - Mutharika makes six diplomatic appointments". www.manaonline.gov.mw. Retrieved 2016-02-10.


  9. ^ "Malawi envoy Mphonda presents credentials to Majesty Queen Elizabeth II". Malawi Nyasa Times - Malawi breaking news in Malawi. Retrieved 2016-02-08.


  10. ^ Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "The President's engagements". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2016-02-08.


  11. ^ "malta government".


  12. ^ "Malawi. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.


  13. ^ "Macedonia -- Mozambique". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2016-02-10.


  14. ^ "Full text of "DIPLOMATIC-BOOKPDF by Oracle Reports 114p v15 Developer 2000 Bu8"". archive.org. Retrieved 2016-02-11.


  15. ^ "Its 38 & not 72 man entourage, State House corrects critics as Mutharika leaves for US-Africa summit in Washington | Malawian Watchdog". www.malawianwatchdog.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.


  16. ^ Office of the President and Cabinet


  17. ^ "website" (PDF).


  18. ^ http://www.diplomatmagazine.com/tata-diplomat-of-the-year-awards-2018/


  19. ^ "Lunch with the Malawian High Commissioner". Mishcon de Reya. Retrieved 2016-02-12.


  20. ^ Depository, Book. "Malawi Rdr;Miyambi Yatsopano : Mphonda A : 9780333668870". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.


  21. ^ "National archives of Malawi - Bibliography - Customs and Folklore". www.sdnp.org.mw. Retrieved 2016-02-08.


  22. ^ "alick mphonda | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.


  23. ^ "ANU graduations". Canberra Times. Retrieved 2016-02-17.


  24. ^ "Evaluation. Evaluation of Norwegian support to capacity development Annex 7: Stakeholders interviewed. Report 10/2015. Photo: Ken Opprann". docplayer.net. Retrieved 2016-02-17.








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