Sylvestre Radegonde | |
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism | |
Assumed office 3 November 2020 | |
President | Wavel Ramkalawan |
Preceded by |
Vincent Meriton (Foreign Affairs) Didier Dogley (Tourism) |
Personal details | |
Born | Louis Sylvestre Radegonde
[1] Seychelles |
Occupation | Diplomat, politician |
Louis Sylvestre Radegonde is a Seychellois diplomat and politician. He serves as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism since 3 November 2020. [2] Prior to his appointment as Minister, Radegonde had served as high commissioner and ambassador to a multitude of countries.
Radegonde started his diplomatic career in 1976. [3] He served as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Ambassador to Belgium. In 2005, Radegonde joined the office of President, and became CEO of the Tourist Office. In 2007, he started to work for the DHL Clinical Trials Logistics. [4]
In 2017, Radegonde was appointed Ambassador to France. [5] In 2018, he was also appointed as non-resident Ambassador to Monaco, [4] and in 2019 appointed non-resident Ambassador to Russia as well. [6]
On 3 November 2020, it was announced that Radegonde was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, and will be sworn in after his COVID-19 quarantine. [7]