Basile Ikouébé

Basile Ikouébé
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 31 May 2007 – 10 August 2015
President	Denis Sassou Nguesso
Preceded by	Rodolphe Adada
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Gakosso
Personal details
Born	(1946-07-01) 1 July 1946
Nationality	Congolese
Children	6
Alma mater	École nationale d'administration Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux

Basile Ikouébé (born 1 July 1946 in Congo-Brazzaville) is a Congolese former ambassador who is Special representative of the President of the African Union Commission for the Great Lakes region, Head of the Liaison Office for Burundi since October 2017.

Diplomatic career

Previously, he held the following offices:

-  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (2007 - 2015);

-  Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Congo to the United Nations  

  in New York (1998 - 2007);

-  Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1996 - 1998);

-  Itinerant Ambassador (1994 - 1996);

-  Diplomatic Advisor, then, cumulatively; Minister-Chief of Cabinet of the  

  President of the Republic (1982 – 1992);

-  Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1977 - 1979);

-  Chief of Staff, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1975 - 1977).

Higher studies in Modern Literature, political science and international relations in Brazzaville, Bordeaux and Paris.

Married, father of 6 children.

See also

• Foreign relations of the Republic of the Congo