Adama Dosso

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Adama Dosso is an Ivorian diplomat, the Ambassador of Ivory Coast to China since August 2014. The Ambassador of Ivory Coast to China also acts as non-resident ambassador to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, North Korea and Myanmar.

Ivory Coast State in West Africa

Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country located on the south coast of West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, while its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea and Liberia to the west, Burkina Faso and Mali to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.

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Between 2011 and 2014, Adama Dosso was the Ambassador of Ivory Coast to Cameroon. [1] [2]

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In August 2014, Adama Dosso was appointed Ambassador of Ivory Coast to China. [3]

In June 2015, he announced the signature of a deal with China's Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group Co to build agricultural centers in 11 regions of the Ivory Coast, a deal worth $53 million. [4]

In January 2017, he addressed his diplomatic credentials to the newly-elected President of Vietnam Trần Đại Quang as non-resident Ambassador of Ivory Coast to Vietnam. [5] In June 2017, Adama Dosso also became the first (non-resident) Ambassador of Ivory Coast to Cambodia. [6] [7] That same month, he went on air on Ivorian TV to confirm the death of the Ivorian football player Cheick Tioté. [8]

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In April 2018, he gave his letters of credence to the recently elected president of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga as non-resident Ambassador of Ivory Coast to Mongolia. [9]

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References

  1. Cameroon, Ivory Coast Mixed Commission in 2014, Businessincameroon.com, 11 October 2013
  2. Strong growth in trade between Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire in 2013, Businessincameroon.com, 9 August 2014
  3. President Xi Jinping Accepts Credentials from Nine New Ambassadors to China, Chinese-embassy.no, 16 Octobre 2014
  4. Zhu Lixin, Developers sign logistics deal with Cote d'Ivoire, Chinadaily.com, 19 June 2015
  5. State President receives new Ambassadors, Chinhphu.vn, 11 January 2017
  6. (in French) Diplomatie: Dosso Adama prend fonction au Cambodge, Fratmat.info, 29 June 2017
  7. Côte d’Ivoire Ambassador’s Credentials, Norodomsihamoni.org, 21 June 2017
  8. Cheick Tioté dies of a heart attack, Fifpro.org, 8 June 2017
  9. Non-resident ambassadors present credentials, Mongolia.gogo.mn, 4 April 2018