Rosemary Museminali

Rosemary Museminali (born 1962) is a Rwandan politician and diplomat, currently working for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), as its representative at the African Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Museminali is best known for her role as the Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation from 2005 until 2009. She has also served as the country's Minister of State for International Cooperation and as ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Early life Rosemary Museminali was born in 1962 in Uganda, to Rwandan born refugee parents, who had fled the country following the 1959 Rwandan Revolution, which saw the creation of a republic dominated by the majority Hutu, and persecution of the minority Tutsi. Museminali grew up and completed her education in Uganda, earning a degree in social work and administration from Makerere University in 1986. Tutsi and politically moderate Hutu were killed by Hutu extremists. The war was ended when Kagame's forces took over the whole country, enabling thousands of Tutsi exiles, including Museminali, to return to their homeland.

Political and diplomatic career After her arrival in Rwanda, Museminali began working in the Ministry of Social Welfare, assisting other refugees trying to return to the country and attempting to reunite families torn apart by the genocide. replacing her with Minister of Information Louise Mushikiwabo in a reshuffle. Museminali was not offered another position in the government.

Some time after leaving the government, Museminali moved to Addis Ababa to work for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), as its representative to both the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. She remains in this role as of 2016.