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born 1958
Mathilde Mukantabana (born 1958) is a Rwandan politician and diplomat born in Butare, currently working as the Rwanda's ambassador to the United States and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. She is the President and co-founder of the non-profit Friends of Rwanda Association (F.O.R.A.).
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When you are a refugee, you rely much on what people give you. Some people fall through the cracks. When you are a refugee and a girl anything can happen.
Rwanda is a country governed by the rule of law where unity and reconciliation have allowed people to come together to build a cohesive and prosperous nation.
Part of our job is teaching. We travel all over the country to major institutions and help organize conferences to teach people about Rwanda.
We didn't want our new generation and future generations to ever to go through what we have been through. We want to be Rwandans.
This (Genocide against Tutsi in 1994) was not just a Rwandan failure, it was also a major failure for the international community.
I can pretty significantly say that I learned more from them (students) than they learned from me. They pushed me to become who I became.
The savior mentality does not really take root in our country because it doesn’t work. You have to get something from us before we can get something from you.
In Rwanda, we have removed all barriers that women used to face. Women have been included in different sectors even in Government and economic empowerment.
They (Rwandans) have come from the ashes and have created a society that the people are proud of, and I’m proud to expand where I can in terms of the understanding of the American public.
women are competing as men. Women are now flying the high skies in my country.
We designed a roadmap and made transformative choices that are still guiding us today […] that can be summarized in three words: unity, accountability and thinking big.
It was my protection. If I allowed myself to feel anything emotionally, I was not going to be able to do anything.
Rwandans have engaged in a heart-to-heart conversation to strenghten the bonds of what make them to be truly one people. They have collectively rejected factionalism and divisionism of all kinds and have embraced the ideology of Ndi Umunyarwanda: I am Rwanda.
We do not have to wait for someone to organize us when we are already organized, we should take charge and lead the way and also partner with others as we cross boundaries of race, color and have human solidarity that will help us to promote our cause.
I urge and encourage our young people present today to embrace your heritage, draw inspiration from those who came before you, and use your talents to build a better Rwanda, a better Africa, and a better world for all of us.
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