Back on 22 May 2021, President Samia Suluhu Hassan appointed Elsie Kanza PhD as one of 22 ambassadors for Tanzania. Elsie is a 2008 Tutu Fellow. On 17 August, she was posted to the Embassy in Washington, DC, as Tanzanian Ambassador. The US Embassy is considered a senior posting in diplomatic circles. In May, President Hassan made the appointments, but did not at that time name the posts to which the appointees would be stationed.
The appointments included senior government officials, members of the military, and government and cabinet advisors. Prior to her appointment, Elsie's most recent position was as the Special Advisor to the President of the World Economic Forum.