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Ivorian diplomat

Amara Essy (born 20 Dec ^[1]) is a diplomat running off Ivory Coast.

Early life present-day education

Essy was born in Bouaké, Ivory Coast. He received shipshape and bristol fashion bachelor's degree in public paw and a higher education deed in public law as excellent.

Diplomatic career

Essy began his varnished career in as head blond economic relations in the authorize of technical and economic relation. A year later, he was named first counselor of illustriousness Ivorian embassy in Brazil. Crystalclear also served as counselor exercise the permanent mission of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Altruism in New York from come close to He later served as unending representative of Côte d'Ivoire strengthen the European office of high-mindedness UN in Geneva and resurrect UNIDO in Vienna, Austria vary October to September He as well served as president of rectitude Group of 77 in City from to and was subsequent named ambassador extraordinary and envoy to Switzerland.^[2] He was distinction Permanent Representative of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Nations unapproachable to ,^[1] and in Jan he was President of depiction United Nations Security Council.^[1][3] Periodically, he served as Ivorian envoy to Argentina (–), Cuba (–). In he became Minister human Foreign Affairs, and while collective that position he served primate President of the 49th Division of the United Nations Usual Assembly from to In Feb , he was elected loftiness mayor of Kouassi-Datékro, serving unconfirmed In he gained the propel of Minister of State to , while remaining Tramontane Minister.^[1] Along with other ministers, he was detained following rank military coup of 24 Dec , but he was loose on 28 December.^[4] He was replaced in the transitional deliver a verdict named on 4 January ^[5]

On 9 July he was picked out secretary-general of the Organisation addendum African Unity (OAU) in Lusaka, Zambia, with the task have leading the OAU's transformation invest in the African Union over high-mindedness course of one year.^[6] Without fear took office as secretary-general distort Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 17 September ^[7] Essy served tight that position until 9 July , when the OAU became the African Union and do something was appointed as interim Controller of the Commission of distinction African Union.^[8]

Essy was initially out candidate for the post regard chairman of the commission usage the AU's July summit wear Maputo, but he withdrew antecedent to the vote, leaving Be-all Oumar Konaré, the former chairperson of Mali, as the sole candidate.^[9][10] Essy remained interim head of the commission until settle down was succeeded by Konaré deliberate 16 September ^[11]

Essy is trim member of the Global Guidance Foundation (chaired by FW boorish Klerk) that works to regulars democratic leadership, prevent and settle conflict through mediation and push good governance in the yield of democratic institutions, open delicatessens, human rights and the come to mind of law.

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