Top 15 Mathilde Mukantabana Quotes

Rwandan diplomat, ambassador to the US

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Mathilde Mukantabana (born 1958) is a Rwandan politician and diplomat born in Butare, currently working as the Rwanda's ambassador to the United States and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. She is the President and co-founder of the non-profit Friends of Rwanda Association (F.O.R.A.).

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We’re a small country, but we have our own dignity.

You can’t embrace if you believe somebody is more superior than you are.

The savior mentality does not really take root in our country because it doesn’t work. You have to get something from us before we can get something from you.

You have to own up first, you have to own your own failures.

You can’t really solve problems without linking with regional entities because the problems of one country become the problem of another country.

I can pretty significantly say that I learned more from them (students) than they learned from me. They pushed me to become who I became.

They (Rwandans) have come from the ashes and have created a society that the people are proud of, and I’m proud to expand where I can in terms of the understanding of the American public.

Rwandans became agents of their own destinies.

We must remember not to dwell on the past, but to strive for a better future.

Part of our job is teaching. We travel all over the country to major institutions and help organize conferences to teach people about Rwanda.

They were the backbone of reconstruction of our country but at the same time also there was a political will to empower women.

In Rwanda, we are now investing in making the agriculture sector an attractive and profitable business opportunity for our young entrepreneurs. They are bringing in new energy and advanced technology that will further diversify our crops and ensure quality production in the future of our agriculture sector.

When you are a refugee, you rely much on what people give you. Some people fall through the cracks. When you are a refugee and a girl anything can happen.

I am very proud of my people. We faced big challenges, but we successfully confronted them together as Rwandans. We now live in peace. Rwanda has turned the corner. People are happy and there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel. Remember, Reunite, and Renew

This (Genocide against Tutsi in 1994) was not just a Rwandan failure, it was also a major failure for the international community.