Ministry of Foreign Affairs bids farewell to the UNDP's Dr. Kacou

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation points out the Mount Kilimanjaro on a gift given to the outgoing Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme and Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Tanzania, Dr. Alberic Kacou yesterday at the Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam.  The Minister hosted the farewell dinner for Dr. Kacou, who had just completed his tenure of four years.    

Minister Membe gives his remarks, praising Dr. Kacou for his superb work during his four-year tenure.

Distinguished in attendance included Ambassador Vincent Kibwana (right), Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Simba Yahya (2nd right), Director of Middle East in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Filberto Cerian Sebregondi (3rd right), Head of the Delegation of the European Union in Tanzania.  Also in the photo here are Ambassador Juma Alfani Mpango (2nd left), Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Tanzania and Ambassador Celestine Mushy (3rd left), Director of the Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   Other distinguished guests were Heads of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes and other officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Minister Membe in a photo with Dr. Kacou. 

Minister Membe (center) in a group photo with Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Alfani Juma Mpango (left) and Dr. Alberic Kacou. 

A group photo of Hon. Minister Membe together with Members of Diplomatic Corps, Heads of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes, including officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had gathered to bid farewell to Dr. Alberic Kacou, during the dinner he had hosted yesterday evening at Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam. 

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Ambassador Celestine Mushy (right), Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a discussion with Mr. Alberic Kacou, the outgoing United Nations Representative for the Development Programme during the farewell dinner hosted by Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation last evening at Serena Hotel, in Dar es Salaam. 

Ambassador Vincent Kibwana (left), Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a discussion with Mrs. Victoria Mwakasege (center), Acting Director of the Department of Europe and Americas and Ambassador Simba Yahya, Director of the Department of Middle East in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Ambassador Mushy (right) welcomes H.E. Sebregondi, Head of the Delegation of the European Union in Tanzania.

H.E. Dr. Nasri Abujaish (left), Palestine Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania shares photos with Mr. Kacou. 

Country Director of the World Food Programme (left) was also present during the farewell dinner.  

Palestine Ambassador, together with Mr. Kacou and Ambassador Juma Mpango of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who is also the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps share a candid moment with Ambassador Sebregondi.  

Distinguished guests also included H.E. Dr. Nasri Abujaish (left), Palestine Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania. 

Also in attendance were Ms. Mends-Cole (right), the United Nations Refugees Agency Representative (Tanzania) and H.E. Flossie Chidyaonga,High Commissioner of Malawi to the United Republic of Tanzania. 

Heads of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes were also present. 

Dr. Alberic Kacou gives his remarks. 

Minister Membe in a photo with Dr. Kacou and Ambassador Mushy.

Another group photo with Dr. Kacou. 

Minister Membe in a discussion with Ambassador Simba Yahya. 

Minister Membe shares few words with Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Juma Alfani Mpango. 

Dr. Kacou in a photo with Members of Diplomatic Corps and Heads of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes.  Also in the photo is Mrs. Victoria Mwakasege (right), Assistant Director of the Department of Europe and Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation.  

Ambassador Mushy hands a gift to Dr. Kacou on behalf of all officers from the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. 

Ambassador Mushy reads the card which is signed by all officers from his Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The Department had worked closely with Dr. Kacou throughout his four-year tenure while in the country. 

All photos by Tagie Daisy Mwakawago.