The Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies at the College of Europe held the second annual “External Perspectives on EU Diplomacy Lecture” in Bruges on Wednesday 16 April 2025, followed by a short Q&A session.
Ambassador Tokozile XASA, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa and Mission to the European Union
“Redefining South Africa-EU Relations in a Complex and Ever-Changing Global Order”
The Lecture was livestreamed. It was followed by a reception.
About the speaker
Ambassador Tokozile XASA is since December 2020 the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union. She is a dynamic leader and gender activist and passionate about community development and education. As a teacher by profession, she had taught at high schools and was active in the South African Democratic Teachers Union. She holds a BA majoring in Psychology and Political Studies from the Walter Sisulu University as well as a BA and an MA in Public Administration from the University of Fort Hare.
Ms XASA has for many years and in various positions been active in the ANC Women’s League. From 1997 to 2000 she was the first female Mayor of a district municipality in the transitional period of local government in the Eastern Cape. Between 2001 and 2009 she was a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature and then a Member of National Parliament (2009-2019). Ms Xasa served as South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Tourism from 2009 to 2017 and as Minister of Sport and Recreation from 2018 to 2019.
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