Kodjo Menan (31 December 1959) is a

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

lese diplomat. Since 2009, he has been the permanent representative of Togo to the

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. Menan was born in

Vogan Vogan is a town and canton located in the Maritime Region of Togo. It lies approximately northeast of Lomé, the capital of Togo, and is the capital of Vo prefecture. It is known for its Friday market, which is one of the largest voodoo markets ...

, Togo and was educated at the National Administration School of Lomé and the University of Benin in Lomé. He became Togo's permanent representative of the UN on 25 June 2009. During February 2012, Menan was the

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of the

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"His Excellency Kodjo Menan"
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"New Permanent Representative of Togo Presents Credentials"
UN Doc BIO/4092, 2009-06-25. 1959 births Living people Togolese diplomats Permanent Representatives of Togo to the United Nations University of Lomé alumni People from Vogan 21st-century Togolese people {{togo-bio-stub