Masilo Esau Mabeta (born 21 June 1947)^[1] is a South African diplomat and former politician. He was the South African Ambassador to Liberia.^[2] When he presented his credentials on 5 April 2011, he became the first Resident Ambassador from South Africa.^[3] He was also the South African ambassador to the Comoros from 2004 to 2010.^[4]

During apartheid, Mabeta was a member of the African National Congress.^[5] He left South Africa to go into exile in 1980,^[6] and in 1985 he graduated from Harvard University with a thesis titled Conflict Resolution in Zimbabwe: The Role of the United States of America.^[7] He later joined the United Democratic Movement, which he represented in the National Assembly before he joined the diplomatic service.^[1]

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