{"id":708,"date":"2023-08-01T06:49:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T06:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofaic.gov.zm\/london\/?page_id=708"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:53:24","slug":"former-high-commissioners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/geneva\/?page_id=708","title":{"rendered":"Former High Commissioners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"708\" class=\"elementor elementor-708\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a46f221 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a46f221\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"profile-title\"><\/h2>\n                <p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n                \n                <ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e3453 jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"c4e3453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__1_6a23b39f59e11\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">Amb. Martha Lungu Mwitumwa <\/h3><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Former Ambassador from 2019 to 2021)<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-600a5a0b\" data-id=\"600a5a0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3976ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"e3976ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-overlay overlay-bottom jeg_module__2_6a23b39f5f1b4\" ><div class=\"profile-card \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/geneva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1.png\" >\n                <div class=\"hover-area alignment-center\"><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"profile-title\"><\/h2>\n                <p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n                \n                <ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130d0603 jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"130d0603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__3_6a23b39f64423\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Amb.  Darlington Mwape <\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Former Ambassador from (2009 to 2012)<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70416f63\" data-id=\"70416f63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5092e6b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"5092e6b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-overlay overlay-bottom jeg_module__4_6a23b39f69971\" ><div class=\"profile-card \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/geneva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1.png\" >\n                <div class=\"hover-area alignment-center\"><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"profile-title\"><\/h2>\n                <p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n                \n                <ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42321656 jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"42321656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__5_6a23b39f6e488\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Amb.  Lovemore Mutesa<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Former Ambassador from (2003 to 2007)<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-393b1e42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"393b1e42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa95433\" data-id=\"1fa95433\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0693524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"0693524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-overlay overlay-bottom jeg_module__6_6a23b39f733f6\" ><div class=\"profile-card \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/geneva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1.png\" >\n                <div class=\"hover-area alignment-center\"><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"profile-title\"><\/h2>\n                <p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n                \n                <ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2330f93c jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"2330f93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__7_6a23b39f77a51\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">Amb. Bonaventure Mwandu Bowa <\/h3><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Former Ambassador from (2000 to 2003)<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56c508e1\" data-id=\"56c508e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d13f625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"1d13f625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-overlay overlay-bottom jeg_module__8_6a23b39f7c392\" ><div class=\"profile-card \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/geneva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1.png\" >\n                <div class=\"hover-area alignment-center\"><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"profile-title\"><\/h2>\n                <p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n                \n                <ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c787f18 jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"7c787f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__9_6a23b39f80ac8\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">Amb. Patrick N. Sinyinza<\/h3><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Former Ambassador from (1996 to 2000)<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78e00bae\" data-id=\"78e00bae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4537c91e elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"4537c91e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-overlay overlay-bottom jeg_module__10_6a23b39f8538a\" ><div class=\"profile-card \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/geneva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-1.png\" >\n                <div class=\"hover-area alignment-center\"><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"profile-title\"><\/h2>\n                <p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n                \n                <ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6431f75f jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"6431f75f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__11_6a23b39f89b11\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">Amb.  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