TIC equips ambassadors with skills to promote Tanzania’s resources
TIC Executive Director Mr. Gilead Teri (3rd-L) poses for a group photo with some of the recently sworn-in Ambassadors and High Commissioners after a fresher briefing on investment promotion at the new TIC offices within the Golden Jubilee Towers in Dar es Salaam yesterday. On the right is the Centre's Director of Investment Promotion, Mr. John M. Mali. PHOTO |TIC
Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Investment Center (TIC) has started to build capacity of ambassadors representing Tanzania in other countries to enable them to promote and protect the country's interests.
The move comes a few days after President Samia Suluhu Hassan emphasised the need for Tanzania to have a professional and well-trained diplomatic corps that will promote and protect Tanzania’s interests abroad.
During the swearing-in ceremony for new ambassadors held at the Chamwino State House on August 16, 2023, President Samia raised concern about some ambassadors representing Tanzania, describing them as a ‘burden to the nation’.
According to TIC Director of Investment Promotion, John Mnali said they had started training the ambassadors to build their capacities to foster relationships in the countries they represent. The ambassadors trained include Joseph Sokoine, Fatma Rajab, Naimi Aziz and Ali Mwadini.
“We are empowering them to create pledges that pave the way for trade agreements, technological exchange, and collaborations in critical sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and infrastructure development through skillful negotiation, effective communication, and cultural understanding,” he said.
He noted that the Ambassadors must be capable in economic matters to attracting foreign investments, encouraging trade relations, and promoting a conducive business environment.
“They strengthen our nation’s economic stability and job creation efforts by forging strategic alliances and negotiating favourable trade terms,” he said.
Noting that they have issued them with working tools and equipped them with knowledge on investment areas including industries that use the country’s raw materials to bring multiplier effect.
Further equipped them with investment law improvements of 2022 which has reviewed several procedures including the number of days for an investor request to be handled.
Meanwhile Ambassador, Joseph Selasini Ambassador to Tanzania in Canada we have been trained to understand how opportunities in countries will be represented.
“Will find investors to invest in agriculture, industries, minerals and other products,” he said.
Adding, “We announce economic diplomacy and advertise opportunities in Tanzania including tourism, and minerals that need value addition before being sold outside Tanzania to gain forex,”.
