Biographical Note

New permanent OBSERVER of LA FRANCOPHONIE presents APPOINTMENT LETTER

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Moussa Makan Camara, the new Permanent Observer of la Francophonie, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

Prior to his new assignment, Mr. Camara was permanent representative of the International Organization of la Francophonie to the African Union, to the various regional economic communities and to the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa.  He also served a term as the organization’s permanent representative to the European Union and to the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States.

While working on the staff of the International Organization of la Francophonie, Mr. Camara served as an adviser and later chef de cabinet to the secretary-general of its cultural cooperation agency, before going on to become director for education and training.  He later headed the Asia Pacific regional office of the organization’s intergovernmental agency.

A national of Mali, Mr. Camara’s diplomatic service for his country included a posting as the Paris-based ambassador to France, Portugal, Spain and the Holy See.  He also assumed the duties of permanent representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Personal Representative of the President to the International Organization of la Francophonie.

Mr. Camara received his education and training at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Bamako, the Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, the Académie Diplomatique Internationale de Paris and the Institut Européen des affaires publiques et du Lobbying.

He is married and has five children.

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