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List Of Foreign Ministers In 2017
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2017. Africa * *#Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017) *#Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019) * - *#Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017) *#Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020) * - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–2023) * - Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018) * - Alpha Barry (2016–2021) * - Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018) * - Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present) * - Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021) * - Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–present) * - *#Moussa Faki (2008–2017) *#Hissein Brahim Taha (2017) *#Mahamat Zene Cherif (2017–2020) * - *#Mohamed Bacar Dossar (2016–2017) *#Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2017–2020) * - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present) * - Léonard She Okitundu (2016–2019) * - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present) * - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present) * - Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018) * - Osman Saleh (2007–present) * - Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019) * - *#Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (2016–2017) *#Noël Nels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Minister
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support, including consular services, for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entity is usually headed by a foreign minister or minister of foreign affairs (the title may vary, such as secretary of state who has the same functions). The foreign minister typically reports to the head of government (such as prime minister or president). Difference in titles In some nations, such as India, the foreign minister is referred to as the minister for external affairs; or others, such as Brazil and the states created from the former Soviet Union, call the position the minister of external relations. In the United States, the secretary of state is the member of the Cabinet who handles foreign relatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Gakosso
Jean-Claude Gakosso (born 25 July 1957) is a Congolese politician who has served in the government of the Republic of the Congo as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2015. Previously, he was Minister of Culture and the Arts from 2002 to 2015. Professional and political career Gakosso, an ethnic Mbochi, was born in Inkouélé, located in the Gamboma District of Plateaux Region, He graduated with a degree in journalism from Leningrad State University in 1983, then joined Sorbonne in France. He was a lecturer on journalism at the Marien Ngouabi University in Brazzaville, and in 1995 he criticized a press law passed by the National Assembly, accusing the government of "working to restrict press freedom". After the June–October 1997 civil war, he was Special Adviser for Communication, Posts, and Telecommunications to President Denis Sassou Nguesso from 1997 to 2002. On 18 August 2002, he was appointed to the government as Minister of Culture, Arts, and Tourism; he succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Ayorkor Botchway
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (born 8 February 1963) is a Ghanaian politician, diplomat and lawyer who has served as the seventh secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1 April 2025. At the time of her appointment, she was Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. She was appointed foreign minister by Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo on 10 January 2017. Previously, she was a Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom from 2013 to 2021 and had served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Minister of State at the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing under John Kufuor. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party. Early life and education Born in Accra, Ghana, Botchwey had her secondary education at St. Mary's Girls' Senior High School at Korle Gonno. She is a product of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), the Pitman's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Tetteh
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh (born 31 May 1967) is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian barrister, diplomat and politician who has been serving as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya and as Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) since 2025. Earlier in her career, Tetteh served in the cabinet of Ghana as Minister for Trade and Industry (Ghana), Minister for Trade and Industry from 2009 to 2013 and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ghana), Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She was also the Member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya West (Ghana parliament constituency), Awutu-Senya West constituency. Early life and education Tetteh was born in Szeged, Hungary, to a Ghanaian father and Hungarian mother. Her secondary education was at Wesley Girls' Senior High School, Wesley Girls' High School, Cape Coast, in the Central Region, Ghana, Central Region of Ghana, from 1978 to 1985. Between 1986 and 1989, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ousainou Darboe
A.N.M Ousainou Darboe (born 8 August 1948) is a Gambian politician and leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (The Gambia), United Democratic Party (UDP). He previously served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs (The Gambia), Minister of Women's Affairs from June 2018 to March 2019, under President of the Gambia, President Adama Barrow. He also served as President Barrow's Minister of Foreign Affairs (The Gambia), Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018. Darboe is a human rights lawyer, and worked for the Attorney General's Chambers before entering private practice. He has served as advisor to several companies and government agencies, and was also for a time the vice president of the Gambia Bar Association. He founded the United Democratic Party (Gambia), United Democratic Party (UDP) in 1996 and stood in 1996 Gambian presidential election, presidential elections the same year, 2001 Gambian presidential election, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahya Jammeh
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former soldier, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017. He was the Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 1994 to 1996. Jammeh was born in Kanilai, in West Coast Region of the Gambia, and is a Muslim of the Jola people, Jola ethnic group. He attended Gambia High School in Banjul from 1978 to 1983 and served in the Military of the Gambia, Gambian National Gendarmerie from 1984 to 1989. He was then commissioned as an officer of the Military of the Gambia, Gambian National Army, commanding the Military Police from 1992 to 1994. In July 1994, he came to power by leading 1994 Gambian coup d'état, a bloodless coup d'état that overthrew the elected government of Dawda Jawara, Sir Dawda Jawara. At first ruling by decree, he was elected President of the Gambia, president in the 1996 Gambian presidential election, 1996 election. Jammeh was re-elected as pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neneh MacDouall-Gaye
Neneh MacDouall-Gaye (born 8 April 1957) is a Gambian politician and diplomat. She served as Yahya Jammeh's last Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2017 and as Gambian Ambassador to the United States in 2009. Early life and education MacDouall-Gaye was born in Banjul and attended St Joseph's High School, graduating in 1974. She then received a diploma in mass communication from the Radio and Television Training Institute, part of the Maspero television building in Cairo, Egypt, in 1980. Political career MacDouall-Gaye was initially a journalist, joining Radio Gambia in 1979. She earned many fans due to her 'golden voice'. MacDouall-Gaye was appointed Secretary of State for Trade, Industry and Employment in 2005, a position she held for just a few months. She was then appointed the Secretary of State for Communication and Information Technology, serving until 19 March 2008, when she was replaced by Fatim Badjie. It was announced that she would become the Gambia's Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noël Nelson Messone
Noel or Noël may refer to: Christmas * , French for Christmas * Noel is another name for a Christmas carol Places * Noel, Missouri, United States, a city *Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community *Noel Park, a suburb in Greater London, England * 1563 Noël, an asteroid * Mount Noel, British Columbia, Canada People * Noel (given name) * Noel (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Noel, another term for a pastorale of a Christmas nature * ''Noël'' (Joan Baez album), 1966 * ''Noël'' (Josh Groban album), 2007 * ''Noel'' (Noel Pagan album), 1988 * ''Noël'' (The Priests album), 2010 * ''Noel'' (Phil Vassar album), 2011 * ''Noel'' (Josh Wilson album), 2012 *''Noel'', 2015 Christmas album by Detail *"The First Noel", a traditional English Christmas carol *"Noel", a 2007 song by All Time Low from '' The Party Scene'' * Noël (singer) (active late 1970s), American disco singer *Noel (band), a South Korean group *Noel Pagan, American freestyle singer who recorded u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya
Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (born 12 March 1963) is a Gabonese politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon from 2020 to 2022, he previously served in the same role from 2016 to 2017. He also was Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2016. Biography He was born in Bitam on 12 March 1963. In 1982, he earned a baccalauréat in Letters and philosophy at the lycée national Léon M'ba in Libreville. Later, he earned an MBA at Ealing College. From 2012 to 2015 he was Chief of Staff of the President of the Gabonese Democratic Party. He was named Minister of Education in 2015. As Minister of the Interior, Decentralization, and Public Security, he was responsible for explaining the rules of the 2016 presidential election to foreign observers. On 30 August 2016 he said of the presidential election, "any alleged result broadcast before, during or after the official proclamation is a lie and violation of the law." At the time of the post-election protests, he condemned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workneh Gebeyehu
Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo (; , born 16 July 1968) is an Ethiopian politician. In September 2012, he was appointed Ministry of Transport and he has served as an elected member of Addis Ababa City Council. Career He studied BA in Political Science and International Relations (1991) and MA in International Relations (2006) at Addis Ababa University. He has been a member of Oromo People's Democratic Organization and EPRDF (Since 2019 the Prosperity Party) since 1991 and an executive member of both parties since 2012 and commissioner general of the Ethiopian Federal Police Commission from 2001 to 2012. Since 1 November 2016 he had served as Minister of Foreign Affairs following a cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Tedros Adhanom, before he was appointed as the 6th Executive Secretary of IGAD in November 2019. See also *List of foreign ministers in 2017 *List of current foreign ministers This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states as well as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osman Saleh
Osman Saleh Mohammed is an Eritrean government minister. He served as the first minister of education following independence, serving in that position from 1993 to 2007. He has oversaw the transition from the revolutionary EPLF school system to a national education system. In April 2007, he was chosen to serve as the minister of foreign affairs. See also * List of current foreign ministers This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states as well as the Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Foreign ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition, some alternative governmen ... References External links AfDevInfo Living people Foreign ministers of Eritrea Education ministers of Eritrea Year of birth missing (living people) People's Front for Democracy and Justice politicians {{Eritrea-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agapito Mba Mokuy
Agapito is both a given name and a surname. It is the Spanish and Italian version of Agapitus. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Pope Agapetus I (490–536), Bishop of Rome, known as Agapetos in contemporary sources * Agapito Aquino (1939–2015), Filipino politician * Agapito Conchu, Filipino film director *Agapito Gómez (born 1963), Spanish boxer *Agapito Jiménez Zamora Agapito Jiménez Zamora (May 24, 1817 – September 17, 1879) was a Costa Rican politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians ... (1817–1879), Costa Rican politician * Agapito Lozada (1938–2011), Filipino swimmer * Agapito Mayor (1915–2005), Cuban baseball player * Agapito Sánchez (1970–2005), Dominican Republic boxer * Agapito Flores, purported inventor of fluorescent light Surname * Julio García Agapito (died 2008), Peruvian environmentalist * Lourdes Agapito, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
