Experience:
Former Zambian Ambassador to Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
Served as one of the ACP negotiators of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) and the European Union (EU).
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Union.
Member of the Joint ACP/ European Union Bureau of Ambassadors and ACP/ European Union Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly.
Past Chairman of the African Group of States.
Past Chairman of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Dean and Regional Coordinator of Southern African Ambassador.
Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.
Held many other positions as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria.
Past Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York
Past Vice Chairman, United Nations Educational and Training Program for Southern Africa (UNETPSA)
Counselor (Economic and Social Affairs), Zambia Mission to the United Nations, New York First Secretary (Economics and Financial Affairs), Zambia Mission to the United Nations, New York Liaison Officer, United Nations-Zambia Assistance Program, United Nations Secretariat, New York. Duties included drafting and negotiating resolutions aimed at mobilizing international assistance to alleviate the adverse impact of the closure of Zambia's border with Southern Rhodesia in compliance with United Nations sanctions imposed against the illegal regime of Southern Rhodesia. Representative to the Economic and Financial Committee of the United Nations General Assembly Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council Delegate to the Executive Board, United Nations Children's Fund Delegate to the Governing Council, United Nations Development Program First Secretary (Economic and Contingency Affairs), Zambia High Commission, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania