{"id":15608,"date":"2022-05-11T17:09:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T17:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/h-e-dr-mamadou-tangara"},"modified":"2022-05-11T19:11:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T19:11:49","slug":"h-e-dr-mamadou-tangara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/h-e-dr-mamadou-tangara","title":{"rendered":"H.E. Dr. Mamadou Tangara"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad H.E. Dr. Mamadou Tangara is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia. He was appointed Minister in 2018. A position he previously held from 2010 to 2012. A consummate diplomat, Dr. Tangara also served as a distinguished member of the Gambian Foreign Service, in his capacity as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of The Gambia to the United Nations in New York. He is reputed for the crucial role played in getting The Gambia back to comity of nations as PR and as Foreign Minister from 2017 to date. He also served as Minister of Higher Education, Research Science and Technology.<\/p>\n

Executive Board\/chairmanship positions Throughout his career, Dr. Tangara represented The Gambia in various Executive Boards of the United Nations and other International Organisations. In January 2022, he was appointed to the Advisory Board of United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) \u2013 Division for Multilateral Diplomacy. A two-year term from January 2022 to December 2024.<\/p>\n

He has also served as Executive Board Member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO); the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) and UN Women;<\/p>\n

Dr. Tangara has chaired on numerous occasions the African Group at the United Nations in New York. He presided over the memorial meeting for the late Nelson Mandela. Dr. Tangara served as Chairman, University of The Gambia Governing Council; President of Alliance Franco-Gambienne and Honourary Ambassador of the Brabant Wallon, Region (Belgium). He is also an eminent member of the Diplomatic Foundation of the Kingdom of Morocco. Dr. Tangara is a member of Board of trustees at the Qatari Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre (ROLACC) in Doha. Professional positions<\/p>\n

Dr. Tangara has had an extensive professional career, and prior to his high-level appointments, he served as Coordinator, National Authorising Office Support Unit (NAOSU) for the European Development Fund (EDF) projects and programmes implemented in The Gambia. He also consulted for the United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNFPA) and other International Organisations. Dr. Tangara was also Focal Person for Unesco Science and Technology and Innovation in The Gambia and served as Governor for Africa Capacity Building Foundation. His professional career in academia includes, International Examiner and Researcher. He is also an Interpreter, trained journalist, a Demographer, Lecturer etc. Dr. Tangara delivers lectures at world class Universities and higher citadels of learning and these includes Universities of Oklahoma, State University of New York and John J. College in New York, India\u2019s Council of World Affairs, the US State Council on Foreign Relations etc.<\/p>\n

Educational Background H.E. Dr. Mamadou Tangara holds a Doctorate degree (PhD) from Universit\u00e9 de Limoges, France. His research on the myths and secret of oral historians of the Manding received Mention Tr\u00e8s Honorable avec F\u00e9licitations a l\u2019unanimit\u00e9 du Jury from the Universite de Limoges. He holds two Master\u2019s degrees in Comparative Literature and Demography. He worked at The Point newspaper and he was also Editor in Chief of the French Magazine, La Lune. As a true Pan Africanist, Dr. Tangara was made member of the Steering Committee of World Festival of Black Arts, Dakar 2009. He has written extensively on Semiology of Cultural Interaction, Literature and Conflict Resolution, and African Writers and their Cultural Heritage. Dr. Tangara was in 2009 a fellow for Mo Ibrahim Fellowship programme in Governance for Development in Africa.<\/p>\n

Dr. Tangara attended Several conferences, research seminars and study tours in London (SOAS, Commonwealth Institute), Paris (INALCO, BNF), Bordeaux (Universit\u00e9 Victor Segalen), Aix-en- Provence (Archives d\u2019Outre-mer), Amiens (Universit\u00e9 de Picardie), Chambery (ISOLA Conference), Leiden University (Holland), Bayreuth University (Germany), Universit\u00e9 de Ouagadougou, IFAN-UCAD, Tamanrasset (Algeria), INEP (Guinea-Bissau), Kela, Kangaba, Barazan (Mali), RDD (The Gambia), Peacebuilding Commission (New York \u2013 USA, Seoul \u2013 Republic of Korea and Addis Ababa \u2013 Ethiopia). He also led the Gambian Delegations to the UNGA, AU and ECOWAS Summits, UNESCO Conferences and several other international meetings.<\/p>\n

Languages Dr. Tangara is a multilinguist, fluent in English, French, Spanish, Mandinka, Wolof, Bambara, Dioula, Krio etc. This made him effective and responsible in a multi-cultural world as well as in various academic and journalistic positions. Awards<\/p>\n

Dr. Tangara is the laureate of the most prestigious Award of the United Nations, the UNFPA 2019 United Nations Population Award, (Individual Category). He was awarded at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 20th June 2019 in recognition of his courage and leadership through the use of diplomacy both in the global and national arena respectively.<\/p>\n

Dr. Tangara was conferred the Insignia of Member of the National Order of the Republic of The Gambia (MRG). He is a recipient of Medallion of Limousin Region and the city of Bellac in France in recognition of his humanitarian work. Dr. Tangara was conferred prestigious accolades both within and outside The Gambia in recognition of his tremendous hard work and commitment to human development.<\/p>\n

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