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Office

Ambassador to the US, Tanzania

Title: Ambassador

Current holder

Elsie Sia Kanza

Portrait of Elsie Sia Kanza — UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0

Career

ambassador of Tanzania

Facts compiled from Wikidata (CC0), a reference source, retrieved 2026-10-23. The office record above comes from the official source cited below.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the Ambassador to the US of Tanzania?

Elsie Sia Kanza is the Ambassador to the US of Tanzania.

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Sources: Embassy of Tanzania in Washington D.C. (retrieved 11 Oct 2026).

Tanzania in numbers

Population (2025): 70.5 million; 5th largest of 53 in Africa
GDP per person (2025): 1,270 US$; 33rd highest of 53 in Africa
Inflation (2025): 3.3%; 29th highest of 52 in Africa
Unemployment (2025): 1.6%; 50th highest of 53 in Africa
Government debt, % of GDP (2025): 49.8%; 33rd highest of 53 in Africa
Life expectancy (2024): 67.2 years; 20th highest of 54 in Africa
Adult literacy (2022): 78.2%; 17th highest of 52 in Africa
Political stability (2025): 57; 24th most stable of 54 in Africa

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PollsAfrica (2026). Ambassador to the US, Tanzania. Retrieved 26 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/countries/tanzania/ambassador-to-the-us