Born in Kinshasa on (1974-05-07) May 7, 1974 (age 50), Jean Baptiste Kasongo Musenga is a Congolese diplomat who is serving as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Congo to Egypt as of 2022.
Prior to his transfer in Egypt, he served as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Congolese Embassy in New Delhi, India (from February to December 2022) Musenga's parents are committed Catholics although they are both from different ethnic groups: Professeur Kasongo Munganga (his father) is a Luba from Katanda Territory while his multilingual mother, Antoinette Mbwaki, is from Kisantu in Kongo Central.
He joined the Corps of Diplomats of the Republic at the rank of 1st Secretary of Embassy (aka ATB1) on May 10, 2003 (Order Nº 130/006 of May 10, 2003 of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, page 3, relating to integration into the diplomatic corps of the Republic) On May 5, 2022, Kasongo get promoted Minister Counselor (by Order Nº 038/CAB.VPMIN/FP-MA-ISP/JPL/2022 of on the interim appointment of career staff to public command posts State services of the various Ministries) thus became a career member of the Senior Foreign Services.
[1] Alerted by the cry of distress of Congolese players stranded in Sudan following the war, the Minister of Sports and Leisure, Mr. Kabulo informed President Félix Tshisekedi.
It is Fabrice Ngoma, Steven Ebwela, Glody Lilepo and trainer Eugène Bulayima who are finally in Kinshasa, accompanied by the ambassador Jean Baptiste Kasongo Musenga.