{"id":381608,"date":"2025-09-06T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=381608"},"modified":"2025-09-06T16:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T14:08:24","slug":"penda-naanda-appointed-as-namibias-permanent-representative-to-the-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=381608","title":{"rendered":"Penda Naanda appointed as Namibia\u2019s Permanent Representative to the UN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed Ambassador Penda Naanda as Namibia\u2019s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAmbassador Naanda takes over from Ambassador Neville Gertze, who now serves as the Executive Director in the Private Office of the President. Since 2021, Ambassador Naanda has served as Executive Director in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, which has recently been renamed the Ministry of International Relations and Trade,\u201d the Namibian Presidency highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Presidency noted that Ambassador Naanda previously served as Namibia\u2019s Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva from 2018 to 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAmbassador Naanda has a vast experience in international relations and diplomacy, having previously served as First Secretary Economic to the High Commission of Namibia in Pretoria, First Secretary to the Namibian Mission in Vienna and Deputy Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations in New York, where he is now headed as Permanent Representative,\u201d the presidency added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Nandi-Ndaitwah expressed confidence in Naanda\u2019s Naanda\u2019s ability to champion Namibia\u2019s interests at the global level and extended her best wishes as he assumes his new role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed Ambassador Penda Naanda as Namibia\u2019s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), with immediate effect. \u201cAmbassador Naanda takes over from Ambassador Neville Gertze, who now serves as the Executive Director in the Private Office of the President. 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