Youssouf Bakayoko (born 19 April 1943) is a politician and diplomat from

Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre i ...

. He served in the Ivorian government as

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

from 3 January 2006 to March 2010. Since 2010, he has been President of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI), presiding over the 2010 presidential election.

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African People Database 1943 births Living people Foreign Ministers of Ivory Coast Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni Ivorian diplomats {{Coted'Ivoire-politician-stub