Theogene Rudasingwa
Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Rwanda to the United States | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Chief of Staff to the President of Rwanda | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1961 |
| Spouse | Dorothy Rudasingwa |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (MD) The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (MA) |
| Profession | Physician, diplomat, educator |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Major (Rwandese Patriotic Army) |
Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa (born 2 February 1961) is a Rwandan physician, diplomat, educator, and political activist. He served as Rwanda’s Ambassador to the United States from 1996 to 1999 and as Chief of Staff to Rwandan President Paul Kagame (2000-2004). During his government service he was also Secretary-General of the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and participated in the Arusha peace negotiations. Rudasingwa has been in exile in the U.S. since 2004 after falling out with President Kagame, and was recently sentenced to 24 years in jail by a Rwandan court on charges that may have been politically motivated. In 2010, he co-founded the opposition group Rwanda National Congress (RNC) and later led a breakaway faction of the RNC.
Rudasingwa was one of those who gave evidence in 2013 in Spain relating to charges of genocide and war crimes by Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) and RPF figures in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1994 and 2000. Rudasingwa was himself a Major at the time.