Diplomatic Positions Held
- Deputy Chief Representative of the Zanzibar Office based in Havana, Cuba 1961–1962
- Tanzania Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt 1964–1965
- Tanzanian High Commissioner (i.e. Ambassador) to India 1965–1968
- Tanzania Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China 1969–1970
- Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations 1970–1980
- Tanzania Ambassador to Cuba 1970–1980 (served while at the UN)
- Tanzanian High Commissioner to Guyana, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago 1970–1980 (served while at the UN)
- Secretary-General of the OAU 1989–2001
- African Union Special Envoy on the Darfur Conflict 2004–2008
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