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Her
Excellency Dr. (Mrs.) Usha Jeetah is the Ambassador, Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mauritius to the United States of
America since February 2002. She is also accredited to Canada, Mexico, and
Brazil. Her Excellency Dr. Jeetah is the Chairperson for the Ambassadors’
Committee of Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Africa
Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Chairperson for the African
Ambassadors’ Committee on African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) in
Washington DC.
Ambassador
Jeetah belongs to the reputed Jeetah family that contributed in the
struggle for independence of Mauritius, and produced a Cabinet Minister at
the time Mauritius achieved independence.
Ambassador
Jeetah started her career in Education and worked for the improvement of
Secondary Education from 1971-1991. She was a pioneer of the Pre-Primary
Education in the Republic of Mauritius. She served on the Advisory Board
of the Youth Rehabilitation Center and the Cambridge Committee for the
Secondary Education in Mauritius.
She is also a
member of The Mauritius Alliance of Women and is a renowned social worker
and worked to improve the living condition of women & children in
Mauritius. Ambassador Jeetah served as a member of several Organizing
Committees for International Forums.
Since 1971,
Ambassador Jeetah conceived and presented programs on Radio, TV, and the
Mauritius College of Air (MCA) in Mauritius. She also delivered hundreds
of lectures on Philosophy and literature throughout the Island.
She, then,
moved on as a member of the Central Committee of Movement Socialiste
Militant (MSM), and a member of the Political Bureau of Movement
Socialiste Mauricien (MSM), the party in power at present. She was also
the President of Women’s Wing of MSM.
Her Excellency
Ambassador Jeetah completed her studies, B.A. (Hons), Masters, and PhD in
Philosophy. Ambassador Jeetah is married to Dr. Ram Jeetah, a Senior
Executive of State Bank of Mauritius, with four children. |
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