Jean-Marie Ehouzou (born September 1950) is a

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

ese diplomat who has served as the Permanent Representative of the

African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...

to the

United Nations Office at Geneva The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG, french: Office des Nations Unies à Genève) in Geneva, Switzerland, is one of the four major offices of the United Nations where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. The main UNOG ...

since 2012. Previously he was Benin's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 to 2008 and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin from 2008 to 2011.

Life and career

Ehouzou served in the Beninese Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Deputy Director for Africa and Middle East Affairs and Deputy Director for the Communities from 1993 to 1996 and in the Ministry of Planning, Economic Restructuring and Promotion of Employment as Director for the Coordination of External Resources from 1996 to 2000. He was then Director for International Organizations from 2000 to 2003 before becoming the Ambassador to

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

, and

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

in 2003; he remained in those posts until 2006. He was also Permanent Representative to the

and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa at that time."New Permanent Representative of Benin presents credentials"
Press Release BIO/3810, United Nations, 29 September 2006. Ehouzou was subsequently appointed as Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and he presented his credentials to the UN Secretary-General on 29 September 2006. After two years as Permanent Representative, Ehouzou was appointed by President

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as Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, La Francophonie, and Beninese Abroad on 22 October 2008. He was appointed as Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United Nations Office at Geneva in August 2011 and took office in 2012."Nommé Représentant permanent de l’UA à Genève: Jean Marie Ehouzou prend fonction la semaine prochaine"
''Le Matin'', 28 February 2012 .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ehouzou, Jean-Marie 1950 births Living people Foreign ministers of Benin Permanent Representatives of Benin to the United Nations Permanent Representatives of Benin to the African Union Ambassadors of Benin to Ethiopia Ambassadors of Benin to Kenya Ambassadors of Benin to Sudan Ambassadors of Benin to Djibouti