{"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":"2025-10-15T13:21:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:21:06","slug":"former-high-commissioners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/seoul\/?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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elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">former high commissioners<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c8e99ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c8e99ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\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_6a24d9f02e78c\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">HE Amok Phiri<\/h3><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Former High Commissioner from 1970 to 1974<\/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_6a24d9f033521\" ><div class=\"profile-card \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/seoul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loading-image.jpg\" >\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_6a24d9f037bad\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">HE Anderson Chibwa<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Former High Commissioner from 2003 to 2009<\/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_6a24d9f03c77b\" ><div class=\"profile-card \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/seoul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Loading-image.jpg\" >\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_6a24d9f040d23\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">HE Muyeba Chikonde<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Former High Commissioner from 2015 to 2019<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            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icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__9_6a24d9f053d9b\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">HE Hosea Soko<\/h3><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Former High Commissioner from 1968 to 1969<\/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 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