Minister of Technical Education and Professional Training Pierre Michel Nguimbi of Congo, Republic of the

Trying to see a silver lining to an otherwise bleak situation, union representative Pierre Michel Nguimbi said he hoped that the ROC would soon be granted debt relief under the World Bank and IMF's initiative for heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC.

Minister Nguimbi has held several governmental positions, including Ambassadorships to Jerusalem from 1994 to 1996 and to Paris (with jurisdiction in London, Lisbon, Madrid and Berne) from 1996 to 1998.