The ceremony took place at the UN Headquarters in New York, where Amb. Ngoga conveyed warm greetings on behalf of President Paul Kagame, the Government of Rwanda, and the Rwandan people.
'I bring you warm greetings from the President, the Government, and the people of RwandaI take the role with commitment to work with you, and everyone in the United Nations family to engage constructively to advance shared ideas,' he said.
Amb. Ngoga succeeds Ernest Rwamucyo, who served as Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the UN since October 2023. He was posted to Kenya where he oversees Rwanda's interests.
Amb. Ngoga is a seasoned Rwandan diplomat and public servant with extensive experience in law, governance, and regional integration. Born on March 2, 1968, in Kagera, United Republic of Tanzania, he is married and fluent in English, Kiswahili, and Kinyarwanda.
Before his appointment as Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Ngoga served as High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN-Habitat.
From 2017 to 2022, he was Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), following his earlier role as a Member of Parliament within the same institution from 2015 to 2017.
Amb. Ngoga played a key role in Rwanda's justice system, having served as the country's Prosecutor General from 2006 to 2013, and Deputy Prosecutor General from 2003 to 2006.
Between 1999 and 2003, he was Rwanda's Special Representative to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania.
His earlier roles include Deputy Head of Public Prosecutions in Butare Province and Head of the Legal Department in Rwanda's Ministry of Labour and Public Services.
Amb. Ngoga holds a Master's degree in Genocide Studies and Prevention from the University of Rwanda, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Dar es Salaam, completed in 1996.
With a career spanning diplomacy, regional leadership, and transitional justice, Amb. Ngoga brings a wealth of experience to his current role in representing Rwanda on the global stage.
Rwanda is recognized as a key partner of the United Nations, particularly in peacekeeping. It is currently the fourth-largest contributor of troops to UN peace operations globally.
In addition to its peacekeeping role, Rwanda has played a significant humanitarian role by hosting refugees evacuated from Libya since 2019, under an agreement with the United Nations and the African Union.
These refugees are temporarily housed at the Gashora Emergency Transit Centre as they await resettlement in third countries.
Last week, the United Nations announced a new $1.04 billion cooperation framework with Rwanda, covering the period 2025 to 2029.
The funding aims to advance Rwanda's national development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Théophile Niyitegeka
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