Mirjam Blaak

Mirjam Blaak is the Netherlands born[1] Ugandan Ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the EU.[2][3][4]

Blaak earned a Master of Laws Degree at Utrecht University before working as a Protection Officer with UNHCR in Nairobi.[1] When she became Deputy Ambassador to Brussels in 2003, she voluntarily revoked her Dutch citizenship to become a Ugandan citizen.[2]

References

  1. "Blaak markets Uganda in Europe". New Vision. July 3, 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. "The Ambassador of Uganda, H.E. Ms. Mirjam Blaak". Diplomat Magazine. July 10, 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. "Embassy of the Republic of Uganda to the Kingdoms of Belgium & The Netherlands, The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and The European Union". Embassy of the Republic of Uganda. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. Ntale, Samson; Doornebal, Arne (July 22, 2014). "Uganda's only Mzungu ambassador who saved Mbabazi, Rugunda's lives". The Observer. Retrieved 8 October 2020.


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