Francis K. Butagira
Ambassador Francis K. Butagira | |
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Chairman of Uganda Registration Services Bureau |
Francis K. Butagira (born 22 November 1942) is a
Before that, he served as a Member of Parliament and as Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament(1980-1985). He has also served as Ambassador to Ethiopia, Kenya, Germany,[2] Austria and the Vatican. He also served as the Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations.[1]
Background and education
Butagira was born on 22 November 1942, in
Career
As a civil servant
He was a member of the National Consultative Council from 1979 to 1980 and a High Court judge between 1974 and 1979. In 1974, he was Chief Magistrate of Mbarara, and in 1973, of the Buganda Road Law Courts. He headed the Law Department at the Law Development Centre in 1969 and 1970, lectured in law at the Nsamizi Law School in 1968 and served as State Attorney for the Ugandan Ministry of Justice in 1967.[1][3]
As a politician
Prior to his diplomatic assignments, he was Chairman of the Legal and Security Affairs Committee in the
Diplomatic activities
Butagira became the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in July 2003 after serving from 2000 as the mediator in
See also
- Government of Uganda
References
- ^ a b c d e f Uganda Registration Services Bureau (2019). "Ambassador Francis K.Butagira: Chairman Board of Directors, URSB". Kampala: Uganda Registration Services Bureau. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Academy for Cultural Diplomacy. "An Interview with H.E. Ambassador Canon Francis Butagira: Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to Germany". Berlin: Academy for Cultural Diplomacy. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d United Nations Information Service (2005). "Biography of Francis Butagira (Uganda): Third Committee Chairman (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), from 13 June 2005". Vienna, Austria: United Nations Information Service Vienna. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b Eric Kashambuzi (4 January 2009). "Butagira the man behind Uganda's election to the UN Security Council". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 11 March 2020.