Uganda, Feb. 25 -- How has it been since you started work as Uganda's ambassador to Washington?

I hit the ground running. I arrived in Washington at the tail end of the United Nations General Assembly. Although Uganda has a permanent representative at the United Nations, I had to make the trip to New York.

I, indeed, started off in the deep end. I presented my credentials in the Oval Office of the White House hours before the arrival of our President.

It is an incredibly memorable day, standing in the same office where my own father had stood nearly 60 years ago with president JF Kennedy. I am truly honoured and thankful for the opportunity to serve and represent Ugandans and our country.

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