President Kikwete receives Letters of Credence from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ethiopia and Trinidad

H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania receives Letters of Credence from Ambassador T. Raveenthiran, new Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Nairobi, Kenya.  The Ceremony took place earlier today at the State House in Dar es Salaam.

Witnessing the Credential Ceremony for were Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Mr. Omary Mjenga (center), Assistant Director of the Department of Asia and Australasia and Ms. Redemptor Tibaigana, Foreign Service Officer. 

H.E. President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete receives Letters of Credence from Ambassador Ittiporn Boonpracong, new Ambassador of Thailand to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Nairobi, Kenya.  The Ceremony took place earlier today at the State House in Dar es Salaam.

The new Ambassador of Thailand to Tanzania, H.E. Ambassador Ittiporn Boonpracong greets Mr. Medard Ngaiza, Thailand Desk Officer and Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. 

H.E. President Kikwete in a discussion with new Ambassador Ittiporn Boonpracong of Thailand after he had presented his Letters of Credence.  Also in the phot is Sudkanueng Nivesratana, Second Secretary in the Royal Thai Embassy. 

H.E. President Kikwete receives Letters of Credence from H.E. Ambassador Patrick Edward of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Kampala, Uganda.  The Ceremony took place earlier today at the State House in Dar es Salaam. 

Hon. Minister Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation gets introduced to H.E. Ambassador Patrick Edward, new Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago. 

Ambassador Edward explains something during his discussion with President Kikwete.

Listening on is Hon. Membe (left), Ambassador Dora Msechu (center), Director of the Department of Europe and Americas and Deputy Secretary to the President (right). 

Also present during the meeting is Ambassador Liberata Mulamula (right), the newly Designate Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United States of America and Senior Advisor to the President (Diplomatic Affairs), and Ms. Upendo Mwasha, Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. 

  

H.E. President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete receives Letters of Credence from H.E. Ambassador Shesudin Ahmed Roble, new Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Nairobi, Kenya.  The Ceremony took place earlier today at the State House in Dar es Salaam.

H.E. President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in a discussion with H.E. Ambassador Shesudin Ahmed Roble, new Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Republic of Tanzania with offices in Nairobi, Kenya.  Left is Mr. Eskindir Y. Asfaw, Counsellor in the Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 

Listening on is Hon. Minister Bernard K. Membe (MP) (left) and Ambassador Vincent Kibwana, Director of the Department of Africa in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. 

Also listening to President Kikwete's and Ambassador Roble's discussion were Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, newly Designate Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United States of America and Senior Advisor to President Kikwete (Diplomatic Affairs), Mr. Bilauri, Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ms. Premi Kibanga, President's Assistant (Press).

H.E. President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in an intimate discussion with Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP) (center), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation and Chief Secretary Ambassador Ombeni Sefue (right). 

Listening to President Kikwete (not in the photo) is Hon. Bernard K. Membe (left) and Chief Secretary Ambassador Ombeni Sefue. 

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP) explains something to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula. 

All photos by Tagie Daisy Mwakawago