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She was appointed as the Ambassador to the United States in 2003 and in 2006 she was recognised as "Ambassador of the year" for her work on behalf of her country.<ref name=af/> She was still serving as ambassador in 2008.<ref name=af>[http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=18771 Her Excellency Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika of Zambia], AfricaFiles.org, Retrieved 2 February 2015</ref> She was one of two women who ran to be [[President of Zambia]] in the [[Zambian general election, 2001|elections of 2001]], capturing about 0.6 percent of the vote under the [[Agenda for Zambia]] (AZ) banner. After the election she became Ambassador and Special Envoy for, [[Levy Mwanawasa]], the new Zambian President when he was Chairman of the [[African Union]].<ref name=af/>
She was appointed as the Ambassador to the United States in 2003 and in 2006 she was recognised as "Ambassador of the year" for her work on behalf of her country.<ref name=af/> She was still serving as ambassador in 2008.<ref name=af>[http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=18771 Her Excellency Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika of Zambia], AfricaFiles.org, Retrieved 2 February 2015</ref> She was one of two women who ran to be [[President of Zambia]] in the [[Zambian general election, 2001|elections of 2001]], capturing about 0.6 percent of the vote under the [[Agenda for Zambia]] (AZ) banner. After the election she became Ambassador and Special Envoy for, [[Levy Mwanawasa]], the new Zambian President when he was Chairman of the [[African Union]].<ref name=af/>
She was awarded an honorary degree of [[Doctor of Laws]] by her alma mater, California Polytechnic State University, in 2009.<ref name=cal>[http://www.calstate.edu/honorarydegrees/2009/bio-Mbikusita-Lewanika.shtml Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika], California Polytechnic State University, [[San Luis Obispo]], Retrieved 2 February 2016</ref>


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