Congo
Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...
lese political figure and diplomat. He briefly served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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in 1992.
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In 1992, Ganga briefly served in the transitional government headed by
André Milongo
André Ntsatouabantou Milongo (20 October 1935 , lechoc.info . – 23 July 2007) was a
as Minister of Foreign Affairs.James Morrison "Embassy row" ''The Washington Times'', 24 June 1996. Later, he was later appointed by President
Pascal Lissouba
Pascal Lissouba (15 November 1931 – 24 August 2020) was a Congolese politician who was the first democratically elected President of the Republic of the Congo and served from 31 August 1992 until 25 October 1997. He was overthrown by the fo ...
as the Congo-Brazzaville's Ambassador to the
United States
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from April 1996 to 1997.
After arriving in the United States capital of
Washington, D.C.
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, on 22 April 1996, Ganga presented his credentials to President
Bill Clinton
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on 30 April 1996. As Ambassador, he focused on attracting American investors to Congo. Following the June–October 1997 civil war, in which Lissouba was ousted,
Serge Mombouli
Serge Mombouli has been the Republic of the Congo's ambassador to the United States since 2001. He lives in Washington, D.C. He has two children with his wife Stella Mombouli.
Ambassador Serge Mombouli prior to become the Chief of his country ( ...
took over as ''
chargé d'affaires
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''.Page on Mombouli at ''The Washington Diplomat'' website.
He currently resides in the Washington DC area, teaching advanced French classes at the ''Alliance Francaise'' in Washington.