Amadou Lamine Ba

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Amadou Lamine Ba was the ambassador of Senegal to the United States and was appointed to the position on October 17, 2002. [1] His offices were at the Embassy of Senegal in Washington, D.C. [2] Ba was a member of the African Diplomatic Corps (ADC), a group of 53 ambassadors that represent African countries in the United States. [3] Ba and his wife, Oulimata, have two children named Marieme and Ali. [4]

Ba graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctorate in biology. [5] Earlier in his career, Ba was a teacher, co-executive of HDNA (Human Rights, Democracy, and New Leadership in Africa), member of the Executive Bureau of the US-Africa initiative, consultant for USAID (United States Agency for International Development), and the general secretary of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa. [6] [7] In 2006, Ba received a key to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [8]

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