Moustapha Soumaré is the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in the

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. Prior to this appointment of 24 December 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General

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, Mr. Soumaré served as the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in the

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. Over the years, Soumaré has collected extensive project and development experience. From 2009 to 2012, he was Deputy Special Representative for Recovery and Governance of the

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(UNMIL). From 2007 to 2009, Soumaré served as Deputy Assistant Administrator of

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(UNDP) and Deputy Regional Director for the Regional Bureau for

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. From 2005 to 2007, he was Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in

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. From 2000 to 2005, he held a similar position in

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. Prior to joining the UN, he served both in the Ministry of Rural Development and in the Department of Forestry in

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of Mali. Soumaré graduated with a doctorate degree in Soil and Water Conservation from the

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References

Biographical Note: SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MOUSTAPHA SOUMARÉ of MALI AS DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LIBERIA
SG/A/1191, BIO/4091, PKO/214. United Nations Secretary-General, Department of Public Information News and Media Division New York. 12 June 2009.

African Development Information Database. last updated on 20 NOV 2006. University of Belgrade Faculty of Forestry alumni Malian diplomats Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-politician-stub