Facts: - residence: new york city , new york , usa - years active: 1996 -- present - known for: diplomacy - home town: kampala - citizenship: uganda - birth date: 1 january 1948 - name: rachel n. mayanja - ethnicity: muganda - nationality: ugandan - birth place: uganda - religion: christian - alma mater: '' laws -rrb- '' ' law development centre '' ' -lrb- ' diploma in legal practice -rrb- '' ' harvard university '' makerere ' -lrb- master of laws -rrb- university '' ' -lrb- bachelor of - occupation: lawyer & diplomat Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rachel mayanja .
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rachel n. mayanja is a ugandan lawyer and diplomat .currently , she serves as the united nations secretary-general 's special adviser on gender issues and advancement of women .she was appointed to that position by the united nations secretary-general in 2004 .the appointment is at the level of assistant secretary-general .