Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ivory Coast)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Ivory Coast
Coat of arms of Ivory Coast.svg
Kacou Houaja.jpg
since 18 October 2023
Inaugural holder Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Formation3 November 1960

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ivory Coast is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ivory Coast, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Ivory Coast since its founding in 1960:

No.Name
(Birth–Death)
PortraitTenure
1 Félix Houphouët-Boigny
(1905–1993)
Houphouet-Boigny.jpg 1960–1963
2 Camille Alliali
(b. 1926)
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3 Arsène Assouan Usher
(1930–2007)
Arsene Assouan Usher.jpg 1966–1977
4 Simeon Aké
(1932–2003)
Simeon Ake.Jpg 1977–1990
5 Amara Essy
(1944–2025)
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6 Christophe M'Boua
(1942–2013)
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7 Charles Gomis
(1941–2021)
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8 Aboudramane Sangaré
(1946–2018)
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9 Bamba Mamadou
(1952–2012)
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10 Youssouf Bakayoko
(1943–2023)
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11 Jean-Marie Kacou Gervais
(b. 1938)
[nb 1]
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12 Alcide Djédjé
(b. 1956)
[nb 2]
L'Ambassadeur Alcide Djedje.jpg 2010–2011
13 Daniel Kablan Duncan
(b. 1943)
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14 Charles Koffi Diby
(1957–2019)
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15 Albert Toikeusse Mabri
(b. 1962)
Albert Toikeusse Mabri (cropped).jpg 2016
16 Marcel Amon-Tanoh
(b. 1951)
[nb 3]
Marcel Amon-Tanoh 2018.jpg 2016–2020
17 Ally Coulibaly
(b. 1951)
Ally Coulibaly.jpg 2020–2021
18 Kandia Camara
(b. 1959)
Kandia Camara 2022.jpg 2021–2023
19 Kacou Houadja Léon Adom
(b. 1950)
Kacou Houaja.jpg 2023–present

Footnotes

  1. From 5 December 2010 under President Alassane Ouattara
  2. Under President Laurent Gbagbo
  3. Acting to 2017

Sources