Kena MphondaKena 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] EducationHe 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. CareerHe 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] PersonalHe is married to Mary Chokani, an Instructional Designer who 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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