Lilongwe Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/lilongwe/ The low down on African affairs Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Lilongwe Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/lilongwe/ 32 32 US diplomatic appointments in Africa https://jjcornish.com/2014/07/us-diplomatic-appointments-africa/ Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2014/07/us-diplomatic-appointments-africa/ South Africa’s been a diplomatic nursery for at least three American diplomats moving on to ambassadorial positions in Africa. Washington’s posted the troika from various missions in South Africa to take the top jobs in Malawi, Rwanda and Botswana. The diplomats still have to get US Senate approval to take up their ambassadorial posts. Erica […]

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Washington’s posted the troika from various missions in South Africa to take the top jobs in Malawi, Rwanda and Botswana.

The diplomats still have to get US Senate approval to take up their ambassadorial posts.

Erica Barks Ruggles the Consul General in Cape Town has already faced a Senate hearing.

She’s been tapped as ambassador to Rwanda.

Virginia Palmer, who was second-in-command in Pretoria, has been appointed ambassador to Malawi.

Earl Miller, who’s Consul General in Johannesburg will be Uncle Sam’s chief representative in Botswana.

None of the three is able to talk to the media about the appointments until the Senate that approved them.

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