HEAD OF THE CONGOLESE DIPLOMACY: JEAN-CLAUDE GAKOSSO
Born on July 1st, 1946, Mr. Jean Claude Gakosso is an experienced and brilliant Congolese diplomat, who has been active in the foreign policy arena for many years.
Prior to his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr. Jean Claude Gakosso worked as a Foreign Service Officer in the Republic of Congo. While working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he became the Head of its International Organization Department in 1974. He was then appointed Principal Private Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1977 and Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1979. He subsequently became Diplomatic Advisor to President Denis Sassou Nguesso between1982-1992. From 1987, he served concurrently as Principal Private Secretary to the Head of State. Starting in 1994 to 1995, he was Ambassador-at-large and reappointed to the position of Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 1998.
Jean Claude Gakosso was appointed Permanent Representative of the Republic of Congo to the United Nations on December 11th, 1998. As Permanent Representative, he served on the UN Security Council for the 2006-2007 term. Among other crucial issues, Mr. Gakosso, voted resolutions aimed to end violence in Darfur, Sudan, and the political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire during his tenure as Congo’s Permanent Representative to the UN. On May 31st, 2007 he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and served as President Sassou Nguesso’s spokesman for diplomatic affairs during his re-election campaign in 2009. As Congo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gakosso has described “the Good Neighbor Policy,” and “Development Diplomacy” as pillars of Congo’s foreign policy. He has also signed various treaties on environmental protection and global climate change notably on the conservation of the Congo Basin, its tropical forests and its biodiversity, while pushing Congo’s foreign policy agenda towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s).
Minister Gakosso is an alumnus of the Institute for Political Studies in Bordeaux and the International Institute of Public Administration in Paris.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
BP 2070, Boulevard du Général Raoul ( opposite Congress Palace )
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Tel: +242 22 281 41 60
+242 22 282 38 43
+242 22 282 38 05
+242 22 282 38 04
+242 22 282 38 36
Fax: +242 22 282 38 16
Email: sg_maef@hotmail.fr
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Congo’s International Organization Participation:
| ABBREVIATION | NAME |
|---|---|
| ACP | African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States |
| AfDB | African Development Bank |
| AU | African Union |
| BDEAC | Bank of Central African States |
| BEAC | Development Bank of Central African States |
| CEMAC | Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FZ | |
| G-77 | Group of 77 |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICRM | |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IFRCS | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization |
| IOC | International Olympic Committee |
| IOM | International Organization for Migration |
| IPU | Inter-Parliamentary Union |
| ISO (correspondent) | International Organization for Standardization |
| ITSO | International Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| ITUC | International Trade Union Confederation |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| NAM | Non-Aligned movement |
| OIF | Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(La Francophonie) |
| OPCW | Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNITAR | United Nations Institute for Training and Research |
| UNWTO | United Nations World Tourism Organization |
| UPU | Universal Postal Union |
| WCO | World Customs Organization |
| WFTU | World Federation of Trade Unions |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
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