SOCIETY 384
The latest issue of SOCIETY features Türkiye and Indonesia, as well as the late politician Henry Kissinger, an interview with Olga Stefanishyna and interviews with the Ambassadors of Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Philippines, Slovakia and Thailand.
The latest issue of SOCIETY features Türkiye and Indonesia, as well as the late politician Henry Kissinger, an interview with Olga Stefanishyna and interviews with the Ambassadors of Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Philippines, Slovakia and Thailand.
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AMBASSADORS' CALEIDOSCOPE<br />
NEW ACCREDITATIONS<br />
Burkina Faso<br />
H.E. Maimounata Ouattara<br />
Born on February 19, 1972<br />
Colombia<br />
H.E. Laura Gabriela Gil Savastano<br />
Born on January 14, 1966<br />
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EDUCATION<br />
Master’s Degree in History,<br />
University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso<br />
CAREER<br />
2000 joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional<br />
Cooperation and of Burkinabè from abroad as a<br />
Counsellor of Foreign Affairs<br />
2000-2011 Second Counsellor at the Embassy of Burkina<br />
Faso in Washington, DC in the United States of America<br />
2011-2013 First Counsellor and Acting Economic Counsellor<br />
at the Embassy of Burkina Faso in Washington, DC<br />
2013-2014 Advisor and Director for Parliamentary Diplomacy<br />
to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Burkina Faso<br />
2014-2021 Principal Policy Officer within the Cabinet of<br />
the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, in Addis<br />
Ababa, in Ethiopia, focusing on the African Union strategic<br />
partnerships and resource mobilization<br />
2021 appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and<br />
Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso<br />
to the Federal Republic of Austria and the International<br />
Organizations based in Vienna<br />
Since September 2023 Ambassador of<br />
Burkina Faso to Austria<br />
EDUCATION<br />
Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts, Great Books Program,<br />
St. John’s College, Santa Fe, US<br />
Master’s Degree in Law and Diplomacy,<br />
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, US<br />
CAREER<br />
2001-2014 Consultant and political analyst to Eurasia Group<br />
2003-2012 Member of teaching body and director of courses<br />
in Latin America and the US, Lester Pearson Peacekeeping<br />
Centre, Canada<br />
2011-2014 Advisor on Human Rights Issues, Mining<br />
and Energy Committee on Security and Human Rights,<br />
Coordinator and spokesperson at the alliance<br />
“Colombia sin Heridas”<br />
2014 Advisor to the President of the Congress of Colombia<br />
on human rights and victim’s issues<br />
2014-2017 Senior Advisor to the Minister in charge of social<br />
dialogue and human rights, Ministry of the Interior<br />
2016 Researcher, Department of National Planning, Project<br />
Manager, Instituto Distrital de Artes, Bogotá, Gender Advisor<br />
at “Narrar para Vivir”<br />
2017 Consultant Services for the Unit for the Reparation of<br />
the Victims of Armed Conflict<br />
2015-2019 Consultant Services, Iniciativa de Mujeres por la<br />
Paz – Women’s Initiative for Peace<br />
2014-2021 Director at Diálogos y Estrategias<br />
2022-2023 Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs<br />
Since September 2023 Ambassador of Colombia to Austria<br />
image/s by Peter Lechner<br />
THE LEADING MAGAZINE OF MODERN DIPLOMACY
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