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Source link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/fashion/weddings/23ATSBEHA.html?scp=4&sq=tanzania&st=cseTesmerelna Atsbeha and Andrew Mambo
August 23, 2009
Tesmerelna Sunkel Atsbeha and Andrew Philip Mambo are to be married Sunday at Parsons Garden Park in Seattle. The Rev. Sharon Ramey, a minister of the United Centers for Spiritual Living, is to officiate.
The couple both work for the United Nations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the bride for the United Nations Development Program and the bridegroom for the World Food Program.
Ms. Atsbeha, 31, works with the Tanzanian government in managing H.I.V. and AIDS programs. She is also involved in a second program that encourages the government to ensure that men and women benefit equally from its policies.
She graduated from Brown and received a masters degree in public health from the University of London. She is the daughter of Donna Sunkel and Negash Atsbeha, both of Seattle.
Mr. Mambo, 32, coordinates the Food for Education program in Tanzania, which provides lunches and snacks in rural schools.
He graduated from Concordia University in Montreal and received a masters degree in international studies and diplomacy, also from the University of London. He is the son of Sheila Thompson and Philip L. Mambo of Montreal.
Nawatakia maisha mema.
