John Joseph Kambona

Background

Kambona, John Joseph was born on November 30, 1935 in Ndanda, Mtwara, Tanzania. Son of Thomas Rashid and Lucia Urban (Katenda) Kambona.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Makerere College, Kampala, Uganda, 1962.

Career

Fisheries officer, Agriculture Department, Dodoma/Muanza, Tanzania, 1962-1966; director fisheries, Agriculture Department, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 1967-1971; permanent secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Dar-es-Salaam, 1972-1973; permanent secretary, Ministry Information and Broadcasting, Dar-es-Salaam, 1974; regional fishery officer, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) of United Nations, Accra, Ghana, 1975-1979; chief international institutions and liaison service, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) of United Nations, Rome, since 1980. Chairman natural resources committee National Science Research Committee, Dar-es-Salaam, 1972-1974. Member Tanzania National Planning Commission, 1973-1974.

Board directors TanzaniaTourist Corporation, Dar-es-Salaam, 1972-1973, Tanzania Standard Newspapers,1975.

Achievements

• John Joseph Kambona has been listed as a noteworthy United Nations official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Indian Ocean Fishery Commission, Rome, 1968-1972. Member National Geographic Society.

Interests

• Avocations: music, sports, soccer.

Connections

Married Thecla Stephen Nyoni, January 12, 1963. Children: Joseph, Josephine, John Fisher, Jayne, Joyce.