Amadou Lamine Ba Explained

Amadou Lamine Ba was the ambassador of Senegal to the United States and was appointed to the position on October 17, 2002.[1] His offices were at the Embassy of Senegal in Washington, D.C.[2] Ba was a member of the African Diplomatic Corps (ADC), a group of 53 ambassadors that represent African countries in the United States.[3] Ba and his wife, Oulimata, have two children named Marieme and Ali.[4]

Ba graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctorate in biology.[5] Earlier in his career, Ba was a teacher, co-executive of HDNA (Human Rights, Democracy, and New Leadership in Africa), member of the Executive Bureau of the US-Africa initiative, consultant for USAID (United States Agency for International Development), and the general secretary of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa.[6] [7] In 2006, Ba received a key to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[8]

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  1. Web site: Senegal - His Excellency Amadou Lamine Ba . . 2008-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050322203827/http://www.washingtondiplomat.com/ambprof/senagal.html . March 22, 2005 .
  2. Web site: Senegal - Country Specific Information . . 2007-11-08 . 2008-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080328144637/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1013.html . March 28, 2008 . dead .
  3. Web site: African Diplomatic Corps Launches Its 2008 Africa Week Celebration and Commemorates the 45th Anniversary of the African Union . PR Newswire. 2008-05-16 . 2008-05-30.
  4. Web site: Scott . Gail . Stylish but Serious . The Washington Diplomat . 2008-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003010703/http://www.washingtondiplomat.com/August-05/b3_08_05.html . 2011-10-03 . dead .
  5. Web site: Jackson . Shirley . Heritage by Chance, Success by Choice . . 2006-03-19 . 2008-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706143749/http://www.rpi.edu/president/speeches/ps031906-ohio.html. 6 July 2008 . live.
  6. Web site: Janofsky . Michael . Olympic Notebook; Boycott Weighed By African Nations . . 1988-04-14 . 2008-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090910003554/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/04/sports/olympic-notebook-boycott-weighed-by-african-nations.html . 2009-09-10 . live .
  7. Web site: Seattle Town Hall Meeting Opens Dialogue on Millennium Challenge Account . . 2004-10-14 . 2008-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080514113809/http://interaction.org/campaign/seattle_bios.html . 2008-05-14 . dead .
  8. Web site: Boone . Timothy . Senegal Sales . AllBusiness . 2006-12-19 . 2008-05-30.