Bernadette Olowo
Bernadette Olowo, later Olowo-Freers (born c. 1948) is a former Ugandan diplomat.
Olowo is an alumna of Trinity College Nabbingo and served for a time as Uganda's ambassador to Germany.[1] She was named ambassador of Uganda to the Vatican City in 1975, becoming the first woman in over 900 years to be accepted as a diplomat by the Vatican. In the 1990s she began working with UNICEF and UNAIDS on projects to combat AIDS in southern and eastern Africa.[2]
References
- ^ "Retired diplomat Olowo Freers wants schools to partner with regions". Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Kathleen E. Sheldon (2005). Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5331-7.
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