Africa-Press – Uganda. The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Ramathan Ggoobi, has urged Uganda’s diplomatic corps to take a more active role in driving the country’s economic transformation by championing skills development, environmental sustainability, and regional market integration.
He said these efforts must complement Uganda’s significant investments in infrastructure, energy, and industrial development to foster inclusive and sustainable growth.
Ggoobi made the call during the second day of the Annual Ambassadors Conference 2025, held at Gulu University on Tuesday.
Reaffirming his personal commitment to Uganda’s foreign missions, he pledged to visit all Ugandan embassies and high commissions to support their efforts in advancing trade, investment, and national interests abroad.
“I will personally visit all Uganda Missions across the globe to stand with our diplomatic teams as they drive our shared mission of economic transformation,” he said.
Ggoobi emphasized the government’s Tenfold Growth Strategy, which focuses on economic diversification through agro-industrialization, tourism, mineral development, oil, and the creative industries.
He said the strategy aims to propel Uganda towards becoming a $500 billion economy through value addition and structured trade.
Highlighting recent achievements, Ggoobi pointed to foreign direct investment inflows reaching $3.7 billion, record-breaking coffee export earnings, a strong recovery in tourism, and resilient diaspora remittances as indicators of solid economic fundamentals.
He noted that these gains will be strengthened further by the newly launched Economic and Commercial Diplomacy Strategy, which he co-launched alongside the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Henry Oryem Okello.
Okello hailed the strategy as a pivotal shift in the role of Uganda’s foreign missions, describing them as critical vehicles for trade, investment, and tourism promotion.
“Our foreign missions are no longer just political outposts; they are business hubs. Through economic and commercial diplomacy, we are turning embassies into engines of trade, investment, and tourism promotion for the benefit of all Ugandans,” he said.
The week-long Ambassadors Conference, themed “Strengthening the Foreign Service’s Contribution to National Development,” has brought together Uganda’s top diplomats from across the globe.
It serves as a platform to review diplomatic progress, share strategic insights, and align foreign missions with the country’s broader development priorities.
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