Louise Mushikiwabo
Louise Mushikiwabo | |
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Mushikiwabo in 2008 | |
| 4th Secretary-General of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Michaëlle Jean |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 4 December 2009 – 18 October 2018 | |
| President | Paul Kagame |
| Preceded by | Rosemary Museminali |
| Succeeded by | Richard Sezibera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1961 Kigali, Ruanda-Urundi |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | University of Rwanda (BA) University of Delaware (MA) |
Louise Mushikiwabo (born May 22, 1961) is the fourth and current Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. She previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda from 2009 to 2018. She also served as Government Spokesperson. She had previously been Minister of Information.
On 12 October 2018, she was elected for a four-year term for the position of Secretary General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) at the Summit of Francophonie in Yerevan, Armenia. She was re-elected in November 2022.