Media Advisory
18 October 2016
South Africa’s ambassador in Vienna to brief the media
South Africa’s Ambassador to United Nations and International Organisations in Vienna, Mr Tebogo Seokolo, who also serves as ambassador to Austria, Slovakia and Slovenia, will brief the media on his new role as Chair of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The last time South Africa chaired the IAEA Board of Governors was in 1959. The Vienna-based IAEA was established in 1957 with South Africa as one of its founders. It currently comprises 171 Member States.
The Board of Governors (BoG) is the major policy-making organ of the IAEA in between the Agency’s annual General Conferences. It is made up of 35 Member States, with South Africa serving as one of the permanent members. The Board, amongst others, provides strategic oversight over the activities of the Secretariat led by the Director General. It also approves the Programme and Budget of the organisation and monitors its implementation
Ambassador Seokolo will address the media on the role South Africa will play and how this links with South Africa’s Foreign Policy objectives
Media are invited as follows:
Venue: Media Centre, OR Tambo Building, 460 Soutpansberg Road, Rietondale,
Date: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Time: 11h00
NB: Due to security measures at DIRCO, members of the media are advised to RSVP to MtshaliP@dirco.gov.za and provide the following information: full names, media house, and designation and ID/passport number.
Enquiries: Nelson Kgwete, 076 431 3078
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
460 Soutpansberg Road
Rietondale
Pretoria
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