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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
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^ "Embassy events". www.embassymagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
^ Hub, Africa News. "News by topic :: Kena Mphonda". www.africanewshub.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
^ "Malawi | DIPLOMAT MAGAZINE". DIPLOMAT MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
^ "Kena Mphonda | LinkedIn". mw.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
^ "Ken Mphonda | Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
^ "malawi news".
^ Banda, Blessings. "Malawi News Agency Online - Mutharika makes six diplomatic appointments". www.manaonline.gov.mw. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
^ "Malawi envoy Mphonda presents credentials to Majesty Queen Elizabeth II". Malawi Nyasa Times - Malawi breaking news in Malawi. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
^ Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "The President's engagements". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
^ "malta government".
^ "Malawi. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
^ "Macedonia -- Mozambique". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
^ "Full text of "DIPLOMATIC-BOOKPDF by Oracle Reports 114p v15 Developer 2000 Bu8"". archive.org. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
^ "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.
^ Office of the President and Cabinet
^ "website" (PDF).
^ http://www.diplomatmagazine.com/tata-diplomat-of-the-year-awards-2018/
^ "Lunch with the Malawian High Commissioner". Mishcon de Reya. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
^ Depository, Book. "Malawi Rdr;Miyambi Yatsopano : Mphonda A : 9780333668870". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
^ "National archives of Malawi - Bibliography - Customs and Folklore". www.sdnp.org.mw. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
^ "alick mphonda | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
^ "ANU graduations". Canberra Times. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
^ "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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