Mr. Rakesh Bhuckory
Minister Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Mauritius
Rakesh Bhuckory, Minister Counsellor
Minister Counsellor and Head of the Multilateral Political Directorate (UN and its Specialized Agencies) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade.
Led the team which prepared the first Voluntary National Review Report of Mauritius to be presented to the 2019 HLPF.
National Focal Point for SAMOA PATHWAY.
2005-2015- Served at the Mauritius High Commission in London. Responsible for all Commonwealth matters at the Mission. Was also responsible for reinforcing trade relations between Mauritius and the UK. Actively supported the High Commissioner in various initiatives to step up FDI from the UK into Mauritius which grew by 400 percent from 2006-2008.
Served as Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the UN from 2008-2002. Was a delegate of Mauritius in the Security Council from 2001-2002 and was in charge of the following political issues Palestine, Ethiopia-Eritrea, Sudan, Libya, and the Working Group on Troop Contributing Countries.
EDUCATION:
Sloan Master in Leadership and Strategy, London Business School- UK
MSc Management, Organisations and Governance, London School of Economics- UK
MA in International Relations, University of Kent- UK
MSc in Diplomatic Studies, Westminster University- UK
BSc in Life Sciences, St Xaviers College, Mumbai, India