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NneNne Iwuji-Eme
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Iwuji-Eme in 2018
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| High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Mozambique | |
| Assumed office July 2018 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
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| Preceded by | Joanna Kuenssberg |
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| Born | Truro, Cornwall, England |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Saint Felix School |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
NneNne Iwuji-Eme is a British diplomat. A diplomat is someone who represents their country in another nation. In March 2018, she was chosen to be the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Mozambique. She started this important job in July 2018. She took over from Joanna Kuenssberg. NneNne Iwuji-Eme made history as the first black woman to represent the United Kingdom as a high commissioner.
About NneNne Iwuji-Eme
NneNne Iwuji-Eme was born in Truro, Cornwall, England. Her family comes from the Igbo community in Nigeria. Her parents worked for the United Nations, which is an organization that helps countries work together.
Her Education and Family
She went to St Felix School, a boarding school in Southwold, Suffolk. She studied there from 1990 to 1995. Later, she studied economics at the University of Manchester. NneNne Iwuji-Eme has one son.
Her Career in Diplomacy
NneNne Iwuji-Eme began her career in 1999. She worked as an economic advisor for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). This department helps protect the environment and manage food.
In 2002, she moved to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The FCO is the part of the government that handles the UK's relationships with other countries. There, she became the Head of Africa, Middle East and Transition Economies in their Economic Policy Department. Before becoming the High Commissioner to Mozambique, she was the UK's First Secretary in Brazil.
