ISSA B. Y. DIALLO OF GUINEA APPOINTED SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANGOLA
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ISSA B. Y. DIALLO OF GUINEA APPOINTED SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANGOLA
19980807 Biographical NoteIssa B.Y. Diallo, presently Director of the Division of Conference Services at the United Nations Office at Geneva, was today appointed as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Angola.
A career diplomat, Mr. Diallo joined the Cabinet of the Secretary- General in 1982, where he served for 10 years as Director and Special Adviser on African Affairs to former Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
Before joining the United Nations Secretariat, Mr. Diallo, a national of the Republic of Guinea, was Deputy-Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guinea from 1963 to 1968.
He graduated from the University of Paris, where he received a diploma in international relations and political science in 1962. He received his doctorate from the Graduate Institute of International Studies of the University of Geneva in 1973. His areas of specialization included negotiation, mediation, and international and regional cooperation.
Mr. Diallo is the author of several books and articles on political and economic issues, in particular in relation to economic and political cooperation in Africa.
Born in Conakry on 17 May 1939, Mr. Diallo is married and has one daughter.
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