Roble Olhaye (24 April 1944 – 22 July 2015) was the
Permanent Representative
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to the
United Nations
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for the
Republic of Djibouti
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. He was the Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador of Djibouti to the United States from 1988 until his death in 2015. In 1989, Olhaye was appointed as non-resident Ambassador to Canada. He was married and had five children. He was, at the time of his death, the longest-serving ambassador to the United States and consequently held the post of
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
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.
Education
Olhaye obtained an Intermediate Diploma in Commerce from the
Addis Ababa Commercial College. After studying in the field of accounting, finance, taxation, law and management, he received qualification as a professional accountant in
England
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. He was a Fellow of the
Association of International Accountants
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(UK) and a member of the
British Institute of Management
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.
Career
After being appointed as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Olhaye represented Djibouti in the Security Council, served as its
President
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in February 1994 and Chairman of the Sanctions Committee established by
United Nations Security Council Resolution 841 on
Haiti
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. While a member of the Security Council Mission to
Mozambique
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, he helped in the process of democratic elections held in 1994. As Dean of the African diplomatic corps in
Washington D.C.
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, he received one of Djibouti’s highest medals of honor awards for improving how the nation was viewed internationally.
Prior to his appointment to the Permanent Representative post, he served as Djibouti’s Permanent Representative to the
United Nations Environment Programme
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(UNEP) and
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
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(Habitat). He also served as Honorary Consul of Djibouti to Kenya and established ongoing diplomatic relations between the two nations. He has also worked in the private sector on commerce, finance, and management.
See also
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References
United Nation Press Release Roble Olhaye of Djibouti elected Chairman of Second Committee
External links
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Djibouti to the UN
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1944 births
2015 deaths
Deans of the Diplomatic Corps to the United States
Ambassadors of Djibouti to the United States
Ambassadors of Djibouti to Canada
Permanent Representatives of Djibouti to the United Nations