ARUSHA, Sept. 30 -- THE Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Ambassador Anda Filip, arrived in Tanzania today, September 30, 2026, at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) ahead of the 153rd IPU Assembly scheduled to take place in Arusha from October 5 to 9, 2026.

Ambassador Filip was received at the airport by Tanzanias Ambassador responsible for the IPU Geneva Desk, Hoyce Temu, together with Daniel Eliufoo, Chairperson of the National Technical Preparatory Committee.

Filip, a Romanian national, was elected IPU Secretary General in April 2026 in Istanbul and assumed office on July 1, 2026. She is the first woman to lead the IPU Secretariat in the institutions 137-year history.

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