Joshua Shidambasi Odanga

Joshua Shidambasi Odanga (July 5, 1924 – August 21, 2016) was a Kenyan diplomat.

Career

 * From 1942 to 1947 he was employed at the Kenya Post Office of the East African Posts and Telecommunications in the Kenya Colony.
 * From 1947 to 1949 he was instructor at the Post Office training School, Dar-es-Salaam and Nairobi.
 * From 1949 to 1960 he was employed at the Kenya Post Office, East African Posts and Telecommunications.
 * In 1957 he was member of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU).
 * From 1961 to 1962 he was assistant post controller, Regional Headquarters, East African Posts and Telecommunications.
 * From 1963 to 1964 he was senior assistant postal controller, East African Headquarters and deputy regional director for Kenya, East African Posts and Telecommunications.
 * In 1965 he was member of the Kenya Industrial Court and member of the National Wages Advisory Committee.
 * From 1965 to 1969 he was chairman, Agricultural Wages Council.
 * From 1966 to 1974 he was regional director for Kenya of the East African Posts and Telecommunications.
 * From 1974 to 1976 he was ambassador in Mogadishu (Somalia)).
 * From 1977 to 1978 he was High commissioner (Commonwealth) in New Delhi (India)).
 * From 1979-04-14 to 1985-12-14 he was ambassador in Beijing (China).