Dieudonné-Antoine Ganga (born 1945) is a
Congolese political figure and diplomat. He briefly served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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 foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...
in 1992.
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In 1992, Ganga briefly served in the transitional government headed by
André Milongo as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
[James Morrison]
"Embassy row"
''The Washington Times'', 24 June 1996. Later, he was later appointed by President
Pascal Lissouba
Pascal Lissouba (15 November 1931 – 24 August 2020) was a Congolese politician who was the first democratically elected President of the Republic of the Congo and served from 31 August 1992 until 25 October 1997. He was overthrown by his pred ...
as the Congo-Brazzaville's Ambassador to the
United States
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from April 1996 to 1997.
After arriving in the United States capital of
Washington, D.C.
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, on 22 April 1996, Ganga presented his credentials to President
Bill Clinton
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on 30 April 1996. As Ambassador, he focused on attracting American investors to Congo.
[ Following the June–October 1997 civil war, in which Lissouba was ousted, ]Serge Mombouli
Serge Mombouli has been the Republic of the Congo's ambassador to the United States since 2001. He lives in Washington, D.C. He has two children with his wife Stella Mombouli.
Prior to his diplomatic work, he was a businessman in Houston, Texas. ...
took over as ''chargé d'affaires
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''.Page on Mombouli
at ''The Washington Diplomat'' website.
He currently resides in the Washington DC area, teaching advanced French classes at the ''Alliance Francaise'' in Washington.
References
1946 births
Living people
Government ministers of the Republic of the Congo
Ministers of foreign affairs of the Republic of the Congo
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