Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja

His Excellency Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja FAAS
Nzongola-Ntalaja in 1967
6th DRC Ambassador to the United Nations
In office 13 January 2022 – 9 January 2023
Preceded by	Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta
Succeeded by	Zenon Mukongo Ngay
Personal details
Born	(1944-02-03) 3 February 1944 (age 80) Kasha, South Kivu, Belgian Congo
Education	Davidson College (BA, 1967) University of Kentucky (MA, 1968) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD, 1975)
Awards	Best Book Award from the African Politics Conference Group (2004)
Scientific career
Fields	Political science African studies
Institutions	University of Kisangani (1970–1971) University of Lubumbashi (1971–1975) Clark-Atlanta University (1975–1977) University of Maiduguri (1977–1978) Howard University (1978–1997) International Political Science Association (1994–1997) African Association of Political Science (1995–1997) African Studies Association (1998) Davidson College (1998–1999) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2007–)

Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja (born 3 February 1944) is a Congolese academic, author, and diplomat. He is a professor of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he specialises in African and global studies. He was also the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations from 2022 until 2023.