His Majesty King Letsie III

At the Forum

• 09:00to 09:40

  Official opening

  Keynote address

Biography

His Majesty King Letsie III has been King of Lesotho since February 1996, having first reigned from November 1990 to January 1995. He studied law at the National University of Lesotho and continued his studies in the United Kingdom, including development studies at Cambridge and agricultural economics at Wye College, University of London. He was named the African Union's Nutrition Champion in 2014 and was appointed Special Ambassador for Nutrition by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in December 2016.