John Bosco Kanyangoga is a Rwandan International Trade Lawyer and Independent Consultant specializing in International Trade Negotiations, Regional Integration, Trade Policy Analysis, Trade Facilitation, Private Sector Development and Capacity Building in Trade Related issues. He has a Masters Degree in International Transactions and Comparative Law (LLM) from the University of San Francisco, School of Law, California, USA and a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from the National University of Rwanda.
Before launching into full time consultancy, he served as Director of Trade and Policy Advocacy at the Rwanda Private Sector Federation. Prior to this he worked in the Rwandan Government in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and was one of the key Rwandan negotiators that negotiated for Rwanda’s accession to the East African Community (EAC).
As a Trade Policy Consultant with more than twenty (20) years of outstanding experience in developing trade policies for national and regional trading blocs, exceptional expertise is in contributing to Rwanda’s regional and international economic integration through trade related Agreements, including specific focus on Trade in Services.
His involvement through direct trade negotiations, conducting related assessment studies, advisory and technical assistance (backstopping support) to negotiators include his participation in COMESA, Rwanda’s accession to the EAC and EAC Common Market negotiations, the EAC-EU EPA negotiations as well as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations, among others. While supporting trade related policies, trade negotiations and capacity building, he has worked in various countries, including the following; Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, South Sudan, Ghana and Papua New Guinea. His contribution has included leading on various evidence based studies to inform decision makers, providing technical assistance to negotiators that includes capacity building and developing negotiating positions.
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