Rebecca Otengo Amuge

Rebecca Amuge Otengo is a Ugandan politician. In 2017, she was appointed Uganda's Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti with residence in Addis Ababa. This position also makes her Uganda's Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) as well as UNECA She is the former State Minister for Northern Uganda in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. Rebecca Amuge was a Member of Parliament as Alebtong District Women's Representative and currently she is Uganda’s ambassador to Ethiopia.

Background and education Rebecca Amuge was born on 26 April 1966 in the Lango sub-region, in Northern Uganda. She attended St. Katherine Girls' Secondary School for her O-Level studies, before transferring to Dr. Obote College in Lira, for her A-Level education. In 1990, she obtained the Diploma in Business Studies from what was known as the Uganda College of Commerce, but is now known as Makerere University Business School. In 2008, she obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest public university. That same year she was awarded the Certificate in Administrative Law by the Law Development Centre. In 2010 Makerere University awarded her the degree of Master of Science in Human Resources Management. she replaced David Wakinona, who was appointed State Minister for Trade and Antiquities.

Other considerations Rebecca Amuge Otengo is a married mother. She belongs to the National Resistance Movement political party.