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Academic
and postgraduate studies |
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1964 |
Baccalaureat
Philosophie, Lycee Van Vollenhoven de Dakar. |
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1966 |
Diploma
in General Law Studies, Universite de Dakar. |
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1968 |
M.A. in
Public Law and Political Science, Universite de Dakar. |
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1970 |
Diploma
of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration du Sénégal ENAS |
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1970 -
1971 |
Postgraduate
studies and training at the Institut International
d'Administration Publique de Paris (IIAP); UN/ OAU Seminars. |
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Administrative
and diplomatic career |
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1970 |
Head of
the United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (1971 - 73). Adviser for UN System (1973 - 75) |
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1975 -
1981 |
First
Counsellor & DCM, Embassy of Senegal in Washington
DC |
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1981 -
1984 |
Minister-Counsellor
& DCM, Embassy of Senegal in Paris |
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1984 -
1988 |
Ambassador to Cameroon, Centrafrique and Chad; Representative to the African Regional Industrial Property Organization, Yaounde. |
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1988 -
2001 |
Ambassador to Ethiopia and Eastern Africa; Permanent Representative to the OAU and ECA in Addis Ababa, to UNEP and UNCHS (Habitat) Nairobi. Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Addis |
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2001 -
2004 |
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative to the UN, NY |
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2004 -
2005 |
Roving
Ambassador and Senior Adviser to the Inspection des Postes
Diplomatiques et Consulaires |
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2006 - |
Inspector,
Joint Inspection Unit, Geneva |
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International
conferences and specialized bodies |
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Member of the Senegalese delegation to thirthy regular sessions of the UNGA, from 1971 to 2005. Delegate to various specialized committees of the General Assembly, mostly to the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary Questions) and to the Committee for Programme and Coordination
(CPC).
Permanent Representative of Senegal to the OAU and UN-ECA in Addis Ababa, to UNEP
& UN-Habitat in Nairobi, participating to Summits, Ministerial conferences or Experts meetings within the OAU, ECA, UNEP, UN-Habitat, OIC ( Islamic Conference) , IOF (Francophonie), NAM, G.77 , G.15, Africa-Europe Summit and African-American Summit. Member of OAU major subsidiary organs, including the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Matters, Committee on Contributions (Chairman
1993 - 1998), Committee on OAU Structures, on the Reform of the Charter, OAU Mechanism on Conflicts
(1993 - 2001).
Special Representative of OAU Secretary-General and Head of OMIB Mission to Burundi
(1993 - 94); OAU Special Representative to Eritrea for the Referendum on Independence
(March - April 1993); OAU Special Representative for the Tenth Anniversary of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Banjul 1997). Special Rapporteur on Administrative and Financial matters at the Fourth Conference of Ambassadors and Consuls General of Senegal (Dakar, July 1999) and member of the permanent follow up
Committee.
Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations (New York,
2001 - 2004): member of the ECOSOC, of main GA and ECOSOC subsidiary bodies ; Chairman of ECOWAS Ambassadors Group, african facilitator on Conflicts, African coordinator on HIV/AIDS ; Vice-President of the 58th session of UNGA,
2003 - 2004. 24 August 2005 : elected by the UNGA as Inspector, JIU, Geneva. |
