Background
LUSAKA, Paul John Firmino was born on January 10, 1935 in Broken Hill (now Kabwe). Son of Firmino Lusaka and Rabecca Mutakwa.
LUSAKA, Paul John Firmino was born on January 10, 1935 in Broken Hill (now Kabwe). Son of Firmino Lusaka and Rabecca Mutakwa.
Bachelor in History and Geography, Roma University, Lesotho, 1959. Master of Arts in Political Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1963. Doctor of Laws, 1985.
Assistant Lecturer, University of Basutoland 1960. Second Secretary 1964-1965, First Secretary 1965 to United Kingdom. Deputy High Commissioner to United Kingdom 1965-1968.
Ambassador to USSR (also accredited to Yugoslavia, Romania, Czechoslovakia) 1968-1972. Perm. Representative 1972-1973, 1979-1986 (also accredited as High Commissioner to Canada, Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados, and Ambassador to Cuba). President United Nations Council for Namibia 1973, 1979-1986.
Minister of Rural Development 1973-1977, of Power, Transport and Communications 78, of Health 1978. Chair, of National Council of United National Independence Party (UNIP) 1976-1979. Chairman UNIP General Conference 1978.
President United Nations Security Council 1979. President ECOSOC 1981. President United Nations General Assembly 1984-1985 (39th Session).
Special Assistant (Political) to President 1986-1987. Roving Ambassador 89. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America.
Insignia of Honour (Yugoslavia) 1970, Citation by University of Minnesota 1985, Citation by CORE, Brooklyn, New York 1985. Director and.
Of Argentine Council for Institute Relations (CARD 1985.
Married Joan Elmo Gay, November 23, 1963. Children: Jane, Paul, Patrick, Jillian.