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      High Representatives of the AUC Chairperson

      High Representatives of the AUC Chairperson

      The Chairperson of the AUC appoints High Representatives, Special Envoys and Special Representatives to support key initiatives championed by the AU through the office of the Chairperson of the AUC

      HIGH REPRESENTATIVES AND SPECIAL ENVOYS
       

      • H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo:  High Representative for the Horn of Africa
      • Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas: High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa/ High Level Representative on Sudan
      • H.E. Adama Dieng: Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and other Mass Atrocities
      • H.E. Amb. Liberata Mulamula: Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security
      • H.E. Amb. Mohamed Idriss Farah: Special Envoy to the Republic of Madagascar
      • H.E. Amb. Jainaba Jagne: Special Envoy for Children Affected by Armed Conflict
      • H.E Patrice Emery Trovoada : Special Envoy for Guinea Bissau

      HIGH REPRESENTATIVES AND SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION

       

      • H.E. Amb. Sghair Said M’Bareck:     High Representative & SRCC for AULO Burundi/the Great Lakes Region
      • H.E Mamadou Tangara:    High Representative & Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in Mali/Sahel
      • H.E. Marie Jose Samba Ovono Obono:    Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in Chad
      • H.E. Ladislas Nze Bekale:     Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in Cote d’Ivoire
      • H.E. Amb. Fatima Kayari Mohamed:     Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in DRC
      • H.E. Amb. Alice Nzomukunda:     Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in CAR
      • H.E. Amb. Ovidio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno:     Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in Guinea Bissau
      • H.E. Amb. Wahida Ayari:     Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in Libya
      • H.E. Amb. Bongoro Zepherin Dibi:     Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in Madagascar/Comoros
      • H. E Abdiweli Mohamed Ali:     Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in South Sudan
      • H.E. Amb. Mohamed Belaiche:     Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AU Liaison Office in Sudan
      • H.E. Elhadji Ibrahima Diene:     Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AUSSOM

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      • H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees: AU Permanent Representative to the UN, New York
      • H.E. Dr Girma Amente Nono:     AU Permanent Representative to the United Nations and World Trade Organization, Geneva
      • H.E. Ambassador Ali Yakoub Mahamoud:     AU Permanent Representative to the EU and OACPS, Brussels
      • H.E. Amb Constancia A. Gaspar:     AU Head of Mission to the USA, Washington DC
      • H.E. Ambassador Ali Drouiche:     Head of AU Permanent Delegation to the League of Arab States in Cairo, Egypt
      • H.E. Amb Alhadji Sarjoh Bah:     AU Permanent Representative to the People's Republic of China, Beijing
      • H.E. Amb. Hilda Suka-Mafudze:     Head of African Union Southern Africa Regional Office (AU-SARO)

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