United Republic of Tanzania

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 6 March 1962

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President of the United Republic of Tanzania: H.E. Mr Jakaya Mrisho KIKWETE
Prime Minister: H.E. Mr Edward LOWASSA

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H.E. Mr Hassan Omar Gumbo Kibelloh
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Republic of Tanzania to France, Permanent Delegate (1/4/2007)

Permanent Delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania to UNESCO
Ambassade de Tanzanie 13, avenue Raymond Poincaré 75116 PARIS
Telephone: 01.53.70.63.66
Fax: 01.47.55.05.46
E-mail: ambtanzanie@wanadoo.fr
dl.tanzanie@unesco.org
Web site: http://www.amb-tanzanie.fr

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson: Hon. Prof. Peter Mahamoud Msolla*
Secretary General: Prof. Elizabeth Kiondo

UNESCO National Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania
UNESCO National Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania P.O. Box 20384 Dar-es-Salaam United Republic of Tanzania
Telephone: (+255.22) 21 26 598 (Office); (+255) 784 301 912 (mobile);
Fax: (255.22) 21 34 292; (255.22) 21 12 533
E-mail: eilkiondo@yahoo.com (SG) ; ekiondo@msthe.go.tz ; jhoza2000@hotmail.com; modesterm@yahoo.com
Web site: www.natcom.go.tz

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mr Daniel Mfinanga	1964-1972	69-90
Member	Mr Donald M. Kusenha	1980-1985	111-122
Member	Mr Immanuel K. Bavu	1989-1993	133-142
Representative		1995-1999	148-157
Representative		2001-2005	163-172

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2011)


• Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Country of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation
  President : Mr Mohammed Shabaan Sheya

Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

• Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa
  Member : Dr. Pius Ng’wandu (Term expires : September 2010)

Celebration of anniversaries

100th anniversary of the establishment of St Mary’s Rubya Seminary (2004)Web site

50th anniversary of the establishment of St. Joseph’s Kaengesa Seminary (1956) (2006)