Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004.
Member of Parliament for the African National Congress (ANC) since 1996.
Academic Qualifications
Completed Matric at Collegiate High School in Port Elizabeth (1971).
Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Cape Town (1976).
Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities
Coordinator for the Black Sash Advice Office in Cape Town (1988 - 1991).
Participant in Mont Fleur Scenario Planning Exercise (1991 - 1993).
Executive Assistant for the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (1993 - 1995).
Member of the Board of Directors of UMAC (Non-Governmental Organisation working in Western and Eastern Cape) (1992 - 2002).
Trustee, South African Wine Industries Trust (1999 - 2001).
Parliamentary Counsellor to the President (2001 - 2004).
The ANC Whip (1999 - 2000).
Served as member of the following committees, Portfolio Committee on Finance, Communication and Environment and Tourism; and Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.
