Ms Moshibudi Rampedi assumed the position as Representative of FAO in the Republic of Gambia on 1 September 2019. Before joining FAO, Ms Rampedi, a national of South Africa, served as Chief Executive Officer at the South African National Biodiversity Institute.

Ms Rampedi joined  the public service in 1985. She was appointed Deputy Director-General  (DDG) of Forestry in the National Department of Water Affairs and Forestry in 2006. From 2009, she served as the DDG Forestry and Natural Resources Management in the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 

In 2012, she joined the South African Embassy in Rome as Counsellor Agricultural Affairs and Permanent Representative to the Rome-based UN Agencies. She was accredited to Italy, Malta, Albania and San Marino. She resumed her responsibilities as DDG of Forestry and Natural Resources Management in January 2017. 

She holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of South Africa; a Master of Science in Ecology from the University of Wales, UK; and a Bachelor of Science (with Honours) in Botany from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. Ms Rampedi succeeds Ms Katepa-Kalala as FAO Representative in the Gambia.