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New Deputy Secretary-General for the Commonwealth

Mrs. Florence Mugasha, a senior Ugandan civil servant, has been appointed Deputy Secretary-General (Political) of the Commonwealth. She will succeed Mr. Krishnan Srinivasan of India, and becomes the second woman to serve as a Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General, States a Commonwealth press released.

Mrs. Mugasha assumes office at the beginning of May 2002. She will be responsible for political, legal, constitutional and human rights issues. She will also have responsibility for youth affairs, science and technology as well as some aspects of Commonwealth Secretariat Administration.

Currently the Head of Uganda's Public Service and Secretary of Cabinet in the Office of the President, Mrs. Mugasha has had a 30 year career in the Ugandan Public Service. She was appointed to her current position in November 1996, becoming the first woman head of public service in Africa.

Mrs. Mugasha has represented Uganda at a number of important regional and international meetings, including several Commonwealth summits. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management. 

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