Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim: An outstanding world statesman who served three consecutive times as Secretary General of AU formally known as OAU
Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, who concluded
his term of office as Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity on
17 September 2001 after serving an unprecedented three terms covering a period
of twelve years, is now involved in several activities.
He has functions and
responsibilities at national, continental and international levels. At the
national (Tanzania) level he is serving as the Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of The Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation. He is also the Chancellor of the
Hubert Kairuki Memorial University.
At the continental level, following
the invitation of the President of the African Development Bank, he has since
March, 2002 been acting as African Water Ambassador whose responsibilities
include advocacy, sensitization, and mobilization of support on African water
issues. He also serves as:
- Chairperson, Advisory Board, Institute of Security
Studies (ISS) based in Pretoria, South Africa.
- Chairperson of the International Board of Trustees,
Africa Humanitarian Action (AHI) based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Member and Chairperson of the Advisory Board of
Trustees of the Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance, Africa
University, Mutare, Zimbabwe.
- Co-chair, Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Small Arms and
Light Weapons (Secretariat, based in Washington DC);
- Member of the Board of the South Centre (Secretariat
based in Geneva);
- Member, Policy Advisory Commission, World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO);
- Member of the Foundation Council, Centre of
Humanitarian Dialogue based in Geneva.
Dr. Salim was Chairman of the United Nations Security
Council Committee on Sanctions Against Rhodesia from January to December 1975,
President of the International Conference on Sanctions against South Africa in
1981 as well as the Paris International Conference Against Apartheid in 1984.
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