Immaculate Wambua
Immaculate Wambua is a Kenyan diplomat. As of 2021 she is serving as the High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya to Canada.
Biography
[edit]Wambua studied a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Social Sciences and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Diplomacy and International Relations at the University of Nairobi in Kenya.[1] She has also achieved a Master of Arts degree in Public Policy and Management (PPM) at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague, Netherlands.[1] She has served in diplomatic missions including in Brussels (Belgium and the European Union) and Dublin (Republic of Ireland).[1]
In 2019, Wambua was appointed as Director of the Americas and the Caribbean Directorate in Kenya's Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs.[2][3] In 2021, Wambua was appointed as Kenyan High Commissioner to Canada and presented her of letters of credence to Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, on 3 November 2021.[4][5]
In 2022, Wambua led Kenyan a delegation to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal to deposit the Instrument of the Accession to The Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, also known as the Montreal Protocol.[6] She has also met with ICAO Secretary General, Juan Carlos Salazar.[7]
Wambua spoke at the Kenyan Canadian Association's 2023 International Women's Day Workshop and Celebration Dinner, held in Brampton, Ontario.[8] She has worked with the Kenyan diaspora on voter registration.[9] She has also met with delegations from the Tea Board of Kenya to discuss promoting the Kenyan tea industry abroad.[10]
In 2023, Wambua was awarded the Ambassador of the Year 2023 Award by The International Public Diplomacy Council (IPDC) for "exemplary performance in Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Engagement."[11][12]
References
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- ^ "Presentation of Letters of Credence". The Governor General of Canada. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Musau, Nzau. "Kenya ratifies law to deal with unruly air passengers". The Standard. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Visit to ICAO Kenya Delegation Office by Kenya High Commissioner to Canada". Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Kenyan Canadian Association (19 March 2023). Speech by H.E. Amb. Immaculate Wambua - Kenya High Commissioner to Canada. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ambassador Immaculate Wambua, Kenya High Commissioner to Canada, today led citizens to enlist as voters as the Diaspora Voter Registration..." Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Retrieved 15 July 2025 – via Facebook.com.
- ^ "Trade Discussions with the Kenya Tea Delegation". Tea Board of Kenya. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Njaaga, David. "Kenya's High Commissioner to Canada receives exemplary performance award". The Standard. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Award for Kenyan High Commissioner to Canada". Black Ottawa Scene. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025.