Elizabeth Mataka

Elizabeth Mataka
Mataka attending the 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa
United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
In office
21 May 2007 – 13 July 2012
Appointed byBan Ki-moon
Preceded byStephen Lewis

Elizabeth Mataka was the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, as appointed on 21 May 2007 by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, replacing Stephen Lewis. She served in this position till 13 July 2012. Mataka is a national of Botswana and a resident of Zambia. She served as the vice-chair of the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

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