Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta

Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta (born 7 January 1949, Popokabaka, Belgian Congo) is a Congolese diplomat who serves as the current Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations (since 2012). He is the former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007–2012), and Minister for Regional Integration (2007).

Biography

He was born in 1949, when the country was still a colony of Belgium, in what is now the Kwango province of the DRC. Gava Mavita holds degrees in politics, law and philosophy from the National University of Zaire and a degree in public administration from Charleroi University Center in Belgium. From 1997 to 2001 he was a member of the tripartite commission between DR Congo, Republic of the Congo, and Angola. He later worked in various other ministries in different capacities from 2002 until 2007, when he became minister of regional integration. Later that year Gava Mavita was appointed vice foreign minister, which he held for several years.[1] Since 2012 he has been the Permanent Representative of the DRC to the United Nations.[2]

References

His Excellency Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta. The Washington Diplomat. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
H.E. Ambassador Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta. Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Christian Atoki Ileka	Permanent Representative of the DRC to the United Nations 2012–present	Incumbent

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[1] His Excellency Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta. The Washington Diplomat. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

[2] H.E. Ambassador Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta. Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations. Retrieved March 24, 2017.