Mahamat Ali Adoum (born 14 November 1947
United Nations press release, BIO/3639, 15 February 2005.) is a Chadian politician and diplomat who served in the government Ambassador to

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since 2014.

Life and career

Adoum was Chad's Ambassador to the

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, Canada and

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from 1983 to 1992. He was appointed as

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on May 22, 1992, serving until July 1993. During this time, he was a co-agent representing the Chadian government at the

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in 1993 regarding his country's territorial dispute with

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. In April 1994, Adoum joined the

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as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director for African French-speaking countries, and he remained at the World Bank until 2003. He was later appointed as Permanent Representative of Chad to the United Nations, presenting his credentials to the UN Secretary-General on February 15, 2005. He served until 2013 when he was replaced by Cherif Mahamat Zene. He has also represented Chad in

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and the

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. In May 2014, Adoum was appointed as Ambassador to Canada."Mahamat Ali Adoum est nommé ambassadeur du Tchad au Canada avec résidence à Ottawa"
Tchadinfos, 7 May 2014 .

Education

Adoum received a diploma in education from Université de Brazzaville, a bachelor's degree in political science from

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, and his master's degree from the

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References

1947 births Living people Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies alumni Université Laval alumni Chadian diplomats Permanent Representatives of Chad to the United Nations Government ministers of Chad Ambassadors of Chad to the United States Ambassadors of Chad to Canada Ambassadors of Chad to Argentina Marien Ngouabi University alumni Chadian officials of the United Nations Foreign ministers of Chad {{UN-bio-stub