High Representatives of the AUC Chairperson

The Chairperson of the AUC appoints High Representatives, Special Envoys and Special Representatives to support key initiatives championed by the AU through the office of the Chairperson of the AUC

High Representatives

• High Representative for Mali and Sahel: to be appointed 10
• High Representative for South Sudan: Alpha Oumar Konaré, Mali (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in June 2015)
• High Representative for the Peace Fund: Donald Kaberuka, Rwanda (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in January 2016)
• Chairperson of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) for Sudan and South Sudan: Thabo Mbeki, South Africa (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in July 2008)
• Facilitator for the national dialogue in DR Congo: to be appointed
• High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa: to be appointed
• High Representative for Libya: Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Tanzania (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in January 2016)
• High Representative to support Member States in the negotiation of a new agreement with the European Union post-2020: Carlos Lopes, Guinea-Bissau (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in July 2018)
• High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa: Raila Odinga, Kenya (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in October 2018)
• High Representative for the Horn of Africa region: Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in August 2021)