Elizabeth Mataka | |
Office: | United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa |
Appointer: | Ban Ki-moon |
Predecessor: | Stephen Lewis |
Termend: | 13 July 2012 |
Termstart: | 21 May 2007 |
Elizabeth Mataka was the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, as appointed on 21 May 2007 by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, replacing Stephen Lewis. She served in this position till 13 July 2012. Mataka is a national of Botswana and a resident of Zambia. She served as the vice-chair of the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.