She was formerly Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South Eastern and served as Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Entertainment, and Culture.
Assamba was born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine her parents pulled up roots and went to live in Moneague, St. Ann along with her when she was a baby.
[2] Assamba was legal advisor at the Jamaica Industrial Development Corporation (JIDC) between 1983 and 1987 and the Heinz Fellow in Strategic Management at the University of Pittsburgh between 1991 and 1992.
Aloun Ndombet-Assamba served as a Government Senator between 1998 and 2002 and then as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South Eastern until 2007, when she was succeeded by Lisa Hanna.
Assamba was ambassador to six European countries and was appointed as the Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in May 2012 and served until May 2016.