Kena Mphonda

Kena Mphonda is a career diplomat and currently the Malawi High Commissioner[1][2][3] to the United Kingdom.[4][5][6] He was appointed on 14 March 2015.[7][8] He succeeded Bernard Sande in 2015. He presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 18 October 2015.[9]

Mphonda is also concurrently accredited to Iceland, Ireland, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Malta. He presented credentials to the President of Malta, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, on 19 October 2015.[10][11]

Education

He studied at Chancellor College in Malawi where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984, obtained a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs at Ohio University at Athens in 1991. He was a Hubert Humphrey Fellow in International Relations at the American University in Washington DC in 1997/8.

Career

He has previously served in Washington DC at the Malawi Embassy as Deputy Ambassador[12][13][14] and as Second Secretary in Bonn, Germany.

He has also served as Chief of Protocol[15] for the Government of Malawi under late President Bingu wa Mutharika, ex President Joyce Banda and the current President, His Excellency Prof. Peter Arthur Mutharika.

For a couple of years, he also served in the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the President and Cabinet[16] in Malawi.[17] In 2018 he was awarded the 2018 Diplomat of the year for Africa in London.[18]

Personal

He is married to Mary Chokani an Instructional Designer and has a passion for wildlife.[19]

Son to A.H. Mphonda, one of the first Malawian authors to publish school books with Miyambi Yatsopano[20] as the most known in secondary education.[21] His brother, Alick Mphonda,[22] is a graduate of Australian National University[23] working with the National Statistical Office in Malawi as a senior Statistician.[24]

References
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  6. "Ken Mphonda | Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
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  8. Banda, Blessings. "Malawi News Agency Online - Mutharika makes six diplomatic appointments". www.manaonline.gov.mw. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  9. "Malawi envoy Mphonda presents credentials to Majesty Queen Elizabeth II". Malawi Nyasa Times - Malawi breaking news in Malawi. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  10. Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "The President's engagements". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  11. "malta government".
  12. "Malawi. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  13. "Macedonia -- Mozambique". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  14. "Full text of "DIPLOMATIC-BOOKPDF by Oracle Reports 114p v15 Developer 2000 Bu8"". archive.org. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  15. "Its 38 & not 72 man entourage, State House corrects critics as Mutharika leaves for US-Africa summit in Washington | Malawian Watchdog". www.malawianwatchdog.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  16. Office of the President and Cabinet
  17. "website" (PDF).
  18. http://www.diplomatmagazine.com/tata-diplomat-of-the-year-awards-2018/
  19. "Lunch with the Malawian High Commissioner". Mishcon de Reya. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  20. Depository, Book. "Malawi Rdr;Miyambi Yatsopano : Mphonda A : 9780333668870". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  21. "National archives of Malawi - Bibliography - Customs and Folklore". www.sdnp.org.mw. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  22. "alick mphonda | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  23. "ANU graduations". Canberra Times. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  24. "Evaluation. Evaluation of Norwegian support to capacity development Annex 7: Stakeholders interviewed. Report 10/2015. Photo: Ken Opprann". docplayer.net. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
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