Aboubakar Diaby Ouattara (born 25 December 1938) is a

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

from

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. He served as the first Executive Secretary in the

Economic Community of West African States The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political union, political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an ...

(ECOWAS) from its inception in 1977 until 1985.

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ECOWAS list with pictures of all Executive Secretearies
1938 births Living people Executive Secretaries of the Economic Community of West African States Ivorian diplomats {{Côted'Ivoire-politician-stub