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MMalane, Katlego Boase

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Education

  • Master of Arts in Politics and International Relations from the University of Botswana (2010),
  • Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Sociology (2007) from the University of Namibia. 
  • Diploma in HIV/AIDS and Gender Affairs from the University of Namibia (2005).
  • Certificate course in International Humanitarian Law from UNITAR (2015).

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Work experience

2025-Present: United Nations System

Member of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ).

2014-2024: Permanent Mission of Botswana to the United Nations

Counsellor (2024-2022); 1st Secretary (2022-2017); 2nd Secretary (2014-2017)

  1. Chief Representative of Botswana to the U.N General Assembly’s Administrative and Budgetary Committee (Fifth Committee) (2014-2024).
  • Vice-Chair of the UN General Assembly’s Administrative and Budgetary Committee (Fifth Committee) during the 75th session (2020-2021);
  • Chief Negotiator (Chair and Coordinator) of the Africa Group in the UN General Assembly’s Administrative and Budgetary Committee during the 74th session (2019-2020);
  • First Vice-Chair and Coordinator of the Africa Group in the UN General Assembly’s Administrative and Budgetary Committee during the 73rd and 72nd session of the UNGA’s (2018-2019 and 2017-2018);
  • Second Vice-Chair and coordinator of the Africa Group in the United Nations General Assembly’s Administrative and Budgetary Committee (Fifth Committee) during the UNGA 71st session (2016-2017);
  1. Botswana’s representative to the Committee for Programme and Coordinator (CPC): 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 62, 63rd, 64th Session (2018-2024);
  2. Botswana’s representative to the Committee on Conferences (2019-2024).
  3. Personal Assistant to the President of ECOSOC and Special Adviser on Strategic Engagements, Stakeholder participation and partnership outreach (2021-2022).
  4. Chief Negotiator and Botswana’s Representative to UN General Assembly Kimberley Process Certificate Scheme (2018-2023).
  5. Botswana’s representative to the Committee on Conferences (2019-2024).

2009-2014: Ministry of International Relations

3rd Secretary (2009-2013) 2nd Secretary (2014-2017)

  1. Desk Officer for the European Union and Nordic Countries: Department of Europe and the America’s

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Awards (and/or publications)

Katlego MMalane

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Nationality

Botswana

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Term

  • 2025 - 2027