2006
Sem Shikongo
Director for Tourism and Gaming
Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Government of Namibia
Sem Shikongo is Director for Tourism and Gaming in Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism where he provides vision and strategic leadership. He works to increase the participation and capacity of previously disadvantaged Namibians in the tourism sector, while creating new tourism investment opportunities.
Sem is also responsible for the strategic management, control, and regulation of the casinos, gambling houses, and the national lottery sector in Namibia with a view to generate revenue for social welfare while protecting the individual and society from the harmful effects of gambling.
The 2006 World Fellows
The 2006 Yale World Fellows include the deputy CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the minister of finance of Costa Rica, the director general of the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office, the managing partner of Vietnam’s leading law firm and a top correspondent at Egypt’s most widely read newspaper. “The World Fellows Program is a crucial component of Yale’s continuing globalization efforts,” said Yale President Richard C. Levin. “I welcome this extraordinary new class of World Fellows to Yale.” “The 2006 Yale World Fellows have a remarkable record of leadership and achievement,” said Yale World Fellows Program Director Daniel C. Etsy, the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale....Read More
