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Basile Ikouébé

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Basile Ikouébé
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
31 May 2007 – 10 August 2015
PresidentDenis Sassou Nguesso
Preceded byRodolphe Adada
Succeeded byJean-Claude Gakosso
Personal details
Born (1946-07-01) 1 July 1946 (age 78)
NationalityCongolese
Children6
Alma materÉcole nationale d'administration
Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux

Basile Ikouébé (born 1 July 1946 in Congo-Brazzaville) is a Congolese former ambassador who is Special representative of the President of the African Union Commission for the Great Lakes region, Head of the Liaison Office for Burundi since October 2017.

Diplomatic career

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Previously, he held the following offices:

-  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (2007 - 2015);[1]

-  Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Congo to the United Nations  

  in New York (1998 - 2007);[2]

-  Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1996 - 1998);[3]

-  Itinerant Ambassador (1994 - 1996);[citation needed]

-  Diplomatic Advisor, then, cumulatively; Minister-Chief of Cabinet of the  

  President of the Republic (1982 – 1992);[4]

-  Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1977 - 1979);

-  Chief of Staff, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1975 - 1977).[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Basile Ikouébé remplace Adada à la tête du ministère des Affaires étrangères et de la Francophonie", Agence France-Presse, 31 May 2007 (in French).
  2. ^ Philippe Quillerier, "Nucléaire iranien: Washington peine à rallier Pékin et Moscou", Radio France Internationale, 3 May 2006 (in French).
  3. ^ "New permanent representative of Congo presents credentials", United Nations press release, BIO/3209, 11 December 1998.
  4. ^ Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique (1997), Karthala Editions, page 292 (note 163) (in French).
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Congo-Brazzaville
2007–2015
Succeeded by