THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN,
CARIBBEAN
AND PACIFIC STATES

The work of the Committee of Ambassadors is coordinated by the Bureau. The Bureau is comprised of nine members, namely, the Chair, the outgoing and incoming Chair and one member of each of the six regions oft he OACPS.


From 1st February 2024 – 31st July 2024

Chair: Haiti – H.E. Dr. Jesse JEAN
East Africa: Sudan
West Africa: Burkina Faso
Central Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Angola
Caribbean: Jamaica
Pacific: Vanuatu

TROIKA: HAITI, LIBERIA, CENTRAL AFRICA


From 1st August 2023 – 31st January 2024

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Chair: Liberia – H.E. Isaac W. NYANABO II
East Africa: Djibouti
West Africa: Sierra Leone
Central Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe
Caribbean: Suriname
Pacific: Timor-Leste

TROIKA: LIBERIA, MAURITIUS, HAITI


From 1st February 2023 – 31st July 2023

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Chair: Mauritius – H.E. Sutiawan GUNESSEE
East Africa: Rwanda
West Africa: Senegal
Central Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Zambia
Caribbean: Dominican Republic
Pacific: Samoa

TROIKA: MAURITIUS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, LIBERIA


From 1st August 2022 – 31st January 2023

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Chair: Trinidad and Tobago – H.E. Colin Michael CONNELLY
East Africa: Eritrea
West Africa: Nigeria
Central Africa: Gabon
Southern Africa: Namibia
Caribbean: Haiti
Pacific: Samoa

TROIKA: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, EAST AFRICA


From 1st February 2022 – 31st July 2022

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Chair: Central African Republic – S.E. Dr. Daniel Emery DEDE
East Africa: Burundi
West Africa: Niger
Central Africa: Gabon
Southern Africa: Mozambique
Caribbean: Barbados
Pacific: Samoa

TROIKA: ANGOLA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, BARBADOS


From 1 August 2021 – 31 January 2022

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Chair: Angola – H.E. Mário de Azevedo CONSTANTINO
East Africa: Madagascar
West Africa: Mauritania
Central Africa: Central African Republic
Southern Africa: Lesotho
Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago
Pacific: Tonga

TROIKA: SOLOMON ISLANDS, ANGOLA, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REGION


From 1st February 2021 – 31st July 2021

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Chair: Solomon Islands – H.E. Moses Kouni MOSE
East Africa: Ethiopia
West Africa: Mali
Central Africa: Central African Republic
Southern Africa: Eswatini
Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago
Pacific: Samoa

TROIKA: SOLOMON ISLANDS, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, ANGOLA


From 1st August 2020 – 31st January 2021

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Chair: The United Republic of Tanzania – H.E. Jestas Abouk NYAMANGA
East Africa: Djibouti
West Africa: Liberia
Central Africa: Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Zambia
Caribbean: Suriname
Pacific: Papua New Guinea

TROIKA: UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA, SAMOA


From 1st February 2020 – 31st July 2020

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Chair: The Gambia – H.E. Teneng Mba JAITEH
East Africa: Seychelles
West Africa: Guinea Bissau
Central Africa: Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Zambia
Caribbean: Bahamas
Pacific: Fiji

TROIKA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA, EAST AFRICA


From 1st August 2019 – 31st January 2020

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Chair: Papua New Guinea – H.E. Joshua KALINOE
East Africa: Rwanda
West Africa: Republic of Guinea
Central Africa: Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Botswana
Caribbean: Bahamas
Pacific: Vanuatu

TROIKA: NAMIBIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA


From 1st February 2019 – 31st July 2019

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Chair: Namibia – H.E. Dr. Kaire M. MBUENDE
East Africa: Mauritius
West Africa: Gambia
Central Africa: Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Botswana
Caribbean: Surinam
Pacific: Tuvalu

TROIKA: CHAD, NAMIBIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA


From 1st August 2018 – 31st January 2019

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Chair: Chad – H.E. Ammo Aziza BAROUD
East Africa: Kenya
West Africa: Cote d’Ivoire
Central Africa: Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Angola
Caribbean: Barbados
Pacific: Tonga

TROIKA: JAMAICA, CHAD, NAMIBIA


From 1st February 2018 – 31st July 2018

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Chair: Jamaica – H.E. Sheila Sealy MONTEITH
East Africa: Ethiopia
West Africa: Burkina Faso
Central Africa: Chad
Southern Africa: Swaziland
Caribbean: Belize
Pacific: Samoa

TROIKA: JAMAICA, SENEGAL, CHAD


From 1st August 2017 – 31st January 2018

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Chair: Senegal – H.E. Amadiu DIOP
East Africa: Djibouti
West Africa: Benin
Central Africa: Chad
Southern Africa: South Africa
Caribbean: Trinidad & Tobago
Pacific: Papua New Guinea

TROIKA: ETHIOPIA, SENEGAL, CARIBBEAN (country tbc)


From 1st February 2017 – 31st July 2017

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Chair (East Africa): Ethiopia – H.E. Teshome Toga CHANAKA
East Africa: Uganda
West Africa: Togo
Central Africa: Central African Republic
Southern Africa: Namibia
Caribbean: Guyana
Pacific: Timor Leste

TROIKA: JAMAICA (standing in for St Kitts and Nevis), ETHIOPIA, SENEGAL


From 1st August 2016 – 31st January 2017

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Chair (Caribbean): St Kitts And Nevis – H.E. Dr. Len Monica ISHMAEL
East Africa: Sudan
West Africa: Sierra Leone
Central Africa: Central African Republic
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe
Caribbean: Jamaica
Pacific: Tuvalu

TROIKA: REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ST KITTS AND NEVIS, ETHIOPIA


From 1st February 2016 – 31st July 2016

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Chair: Republic of Congo – H.E. Roger-Julien MENGA
East Africa: Somalia
West Africa: Senegal
Central Africa: Central African Republic
Southern Africa: Malawi
Caribbean: Jamaica
Pacific: Fiji

TROIKA: LESOTHO, REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CARIBBEAN


From 1st August 2015 – 31st January 2016

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Chair (Pacific): Kingdom of Lesotho – H.E. Mpeo MAHASE-MOILOA
East Africa: Seychelles
West Africa: Niger
Central Africa: Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Botswana
Caribbean: Eastern Caribbean States
Pacific: Solomon Islands

TROIKA: VANUATU, LESOTHO, REPUBLIC OF CONGO


From 1st February 2015 – 31st July 2015

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Chair (Pacific): Vanuatu – H.E. Roy Mickey JOY
East Africa: Mauritius
West Africa: Mali
Central Africa: Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe
Caribbean: Barbados
Pacific: Samoa

TROIKA: GUINEA, VANUATU, LESOTHO


From 1st August 2014 – 31st January 2015

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Chair (West Africa): Republic Of Guinea – H.E. Dr Ousmane SYLLA
East Africa: Kenya
West Africa: Guinea Bissau
Central Africa: Chad
Southern Africa: Zambia
Caribbean: Belize
Pacific: Papua New Guinea

TROIKA: TANZANIA, REPUBLIC OF GUINEA, VANUATU


From 1st February 2014 – 31st July 2014

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Chairman (East Africa) Tanzania – H.E. Dr. Diodorus KAMALA
East Africa: Ethiopia
South Africa: Lesotho
Central Africa: Chad
West Africa: Guinea
Caribbean: Jamaica
Pacific: Tuvalu

THE TROIKA OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS INCLUDE: SAMOA, TANZANIA AND A (WEST AFRICA)


From 1st February 2013 – 31st July 2013

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Chairman (West Africa) Nigeria – H.E. Usman Alhaji BARAYA
East Africa: Tanzania
South Africa: Botswana
Central Africa: Chad
West Africa: Togo
Caribbean: Dominica Republic
Pacific: Fiji

THE TROIKA OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS INCLUDE: NIGERIA, UGANDA AND GUYANA


From 1st August 2010 – 31st January 2011

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Chair (Caribbean): Guyana – H.E. Patrick I. GOMES
East Africa: Rwanda
West Africa: Niger
Central Africa: Congo
Southern Africa: Angola
Caribbean: Jamaica
Pacific: Vanuatu

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS GUYANA, GABON AND NIGERIA


From 1st February 2010 – 31st July 2010

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Chair (Central Africa): Gabon: H.E. Réné MAKONGO
East Africa: Mauritius
West Africa: Mali
Central Africa: Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe
Caribbean: East Caribbean States
Pacific: Tuvalu

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS GABON, MALAWI, GUYANA


From 1st August 2009 – 31st January 2010

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Chair (Southern Africa): Malawi – H.E. Brave NDISALE
East Africa: Kenya
West Africa: Guinea
Central Africa: Cameroon
Southern Africa: Zambia
Caribbean: Belize
Pacific: Samoa
THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS: SOLOMON ISLANDS, MALAWI AND GABON


From 1st February 2009 – 31st July 2009

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Chairman (Pacific) Solomon Islands – H.E. Joseph MA’AHANUA
East Africa: Seychelles
West Africa: Ghana
Central Africa: Cameroon
Southern Africa: South Africa
Caribbean: Guyana (Suriname)
Pacific: Papua New Guinea

THE TROIKA OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS: SOLOMON ISLANDS, BURKINA FASO AND MALAWI


From 1st August 2008 – 31st January 2009

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Chair (West Africa): Burkina Faso – H.E. Kadré Désiré OUEDRAOGO
East Africa: Eritrea
West Africa: Côte d’Ivoire
Central Africa:
Southern Africa: Swaziland
Caribbean: Guyana
Pacific: Fiji

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS: DJIBOUTI, BURKINA FASO, PACIFIC


From 1st August 2007 – 31st January 2008

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Chair (Pacific): Samoa – H.E. Tuala Falani Chan Tung
East Africa: Burundi – H.E. Laurent Kavakure
West Africa: Niger (Pending New Nomimation) – H.E. Abdou Abarry
Central Africa: Equatorial Guinea – H.E. Victorino Nka Obiang Maye
Southern Africa: Mozambique – H.E. Maria Manuela Dos Santos Lucas
Caribbean: Haiti – H.E. Raymond Lafontant Jr.
Pacific: Tonga – H.E. Sione Ngongo Kioa

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS LESOTHO, SAMOA, (EAST AFRICA)


From 1st February 2007 – 31st July 2007

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Chair (Southern Africa): Kingdom Of Lesotho – H.E. Mamoruti Tiheli
East Africa: Uganda
West Africa: Niger
Central Africa: Equatorial Guinea
Southern Africa: Malawi
Caribbean: Dominican Republic
Pacific: Solomon Islands

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS GABON, LESOTHO, SAMOA


From 1st February 2006 – 31st July 2006

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Chairman (Caribbean): Dominican Republic – H.E. Federico A. Cuello Camilo
Eastern Africa: Tanzania – H.E. Simon U.R. Mlay
West Africa: Guinea – H.E. Kazaliou Balde
Central Africa: Chad – H.E. Ahmat Abderaman Haggar
Southern Africa: Angola – H.E. Toko Diakenga Serão
Caribbean: Grenada – H.E. Joan-Marie Coutain
Pacific: Papua New Guinea – H.E. Isaac Lupari

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
Madagascar, East Africa – H.E. Jean Omer BERIZIKY
Dominican Republic, Caribbean – H.E. Federico A. Cuello CAMILO
Central Africa:


From 1st August 2005 – 31st January 2005

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Chairman (East Africa): Madagascar – H.E. Jean Omer BERIZIKY
East Africa: Eritrea
West Africa: Gambia
Central Africa: Chad
Southern Africa: Zambia
Caribbean: Suriname
Pacific: Fiji

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS CAPE VERDE, MADAGASCAR, [CARIBBEAN]


From 1st February 2005 – 31 July 2005

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Chairman (West Africa) Cape Verde – H.E. Fernando Whanon Ferreira
East Africa: Burundi
West Africa: Côte d’Ivoire
Central Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Malawi
Caribbean: Barbados
Pacific: Cook Islands

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS CAPE VERDE, JAMAICA


From 1st August 2004 – 31st January 2005

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Chairperson (Caribbean): Jamaica – H.E. Ms. Evadne Coye
Eastern Africa: Djibouti – H.E. Mohamed Moussa Chehem
West Africa: Burkina Faso – H.E. Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo
Central Africa: Cameroon – H.E. Isabelle Bassong
Southern Africa: Namibia – S.E. Prof. Peter Hitjitevi Katjavivi
Caribbean: St. Lucia – H.E. George R.E. Bullen
Pacific: Tonga – H.E. Col. Fetu’utolu Tupou

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
CENTRAL AFRICA – H.E. Jacques OBIA
CARIBBEAN – H.E. Ms. Evadne COYE
WEST AFRICA:


From 1st February 2004 – 31 July 2004

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Chairman (Central Africa) Republic of Congo – H.E. M. Jacques Obia
East Africa: Uganda
West Africa: Benin
Central Africa: Equatorial Guinea
Southern Africa: Mozambique
Caribbean: Eastern Caribbean States
Pacific: Solomon Islands

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS REPUBLIC OF CONGO, BOTSWANA, JAMAICA


From 1st August 2003 – 31st January 2004

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Chairman: Botswana – S.E. M. Sasara Chasala GEORGE
East Africa: Ethiopia
West Africa:
Central Africa: Republic of Congo
Southern Africa: Angola
Caribbean: Trinidad And Tobago
Pacific: Samoa

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
BOTSWANA S.E. MR. Chasala Sasara GEORGE
FIJI
(CENTRAL AFRICA)


From 1st February 2003 – 31 July 2003

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Chairman (Pacific): Fiji – H.E. Isikeli U. Mataitoga
East Africa: Tanzania – H.E. Simon U.R. Mlay
West Africa: Sierra Leone – H.E. Fode M. Dabor
Central Africa: Equatorial Guinea – H.E. Victorino Nka
Southern Africa: Zambia – H.E. Griffin K. Nyirongo
Caribbean: Guyana – H.E. Kenneth King
Pacific: Papua New Guinea – H.E. Gabriel Pepson

THE TROIKA OF THE BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
MAURITIUS H.E. Sutiawan GUNESSEE
BOTSWANA H.E. Chasala Sasara GEORGE


From 1st August 2002 – 31st January 2003

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Chairman (East Africa) Mauritius – S.E.M. Sutiawan Gunessee
East Africa: Sudan – H.E. Dr Ali Yousif Ahmed
West Africa: Niger – S.E. M. Housseini Abdou-Saleye
Central Africa: Gabon – S.E. M. René Makongo
Southern Africa: Swaziland – H.E. Dr Thembayena A. Dlamini
Caribbean: Dominican Republic – S.E. Mme Clara Quinones-Rodriguez
Pacific: Nioue – H.E. Todd Mc Clay

TROIKA
Acting Chairman: Mauritius – S.E.M. Sutiawan GUNESSEE
Former: Nigeria – S.E.M. Gabriel S. AKUNWAFOR
Next: Pacific


From 1st February 2002 – 31st July 2002

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Chair: S.E. Gabriel S. AKUNWAFOR (Nigeria)
East Africa – H.E. Peter O. ole NKURAIYIA (Kenya)
West Africa: S.E. M. Saliou CISSE (Senegal)
Central Africa: S.E. M. René MAKONGO (Gabon)
Eastern Africa – H.E. Jerry MATJILA (South Africa)
Caribbean – H.E. Yvonne HYDE (Belize)
Pacific – H.E. M. Isikeli U. MATAITOGA (Fiji)

Troika: Nigeria, Tonga, East Africa (country to be designated)


From 1st August 2001 – 31st January 2002

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Chairperson: Col. Fetu’utolu Tupou, Ambassador of Tonga
Eastern Africa: Djibouti: Mr. Mohammed Moussa CHEHEM
Western Africa: Nigeria, Mr. Gabriel Sam A. KUNWAFOR
Central Africa: Republic of Congo – M. Jacques OBIA
Southern Africa: Lesotho – Mr J. V.LECHESA, Zimbabwe – Mr. Kelebert NKOMANI (provisoire jusqu’au 10 octobre)
Caribbean: East Caribbean States – Mr. Edwin LAURENT
Pacific: Cook Islands – M. Todd Mc CLAY (special representative)


From 1st February 2001 – 31st July 2001

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Chairperson: Mr Z. Joseph Ngavirue (Namibia)
Eastern Africa: Mrs Hanna Simon GHEBREMEDHIN (Erithrea)
Western Africa: Mali
Central Africa: Mme Isabelle BASSONG (Cameroon)
Southern Africa: M. Kelebert NKOMANI (Zimbabwe)
Caribbean: Barbados
Pacific: Mr Robert SISILO (Solomon Islands)

Troika of the Bureau of ACP Committee of Ambassadors:
REPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE: M. Armand-Guy ZOUNGUERE-SOKAMBI
NAMIBIA: Mr Z. Joseph Ngavirue
PACIFIC


From 1st August 2000 – 31st January 2001

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Chairperson: Mr Guy-Armand ZOUGUERE-SOKAMBI (Centrafrique)
Caribbean: Jamaica
Southern Africa: Botswana
East Africa: Sudan
West Africa: Bénin
Pacific: Papua New Guinea
Central Africa: Rwanda

Ex Officio
Caribbean: Haïti (Past Chairperson) – Mme Yolette Azor-Charles
Southern Africa: Namibia (Future Chairperson) – M. Z. Joseph Ngavirue


From 1st February 2000 – 31st July 2000

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Chairperson: Mrs Yolette AZOR-CHARLES (Haïti)
Caribbean: Guyana – Mr Havelock R.H. Ross-Brewster
Southern Africa: Zambia – Mr Isaiah Zimba Chabala
East Africa: Tanzania – Mr Abeid Aman Karume
West Africa: Côte d’Ivoire – Nanan Koliabo N’zi Anet
Pacific: Solomon Islands – Mr Robert Sisilo
Central Africa: Equatorial Guinea – Mr Aurélio Mba Olo Andeme

Ex Officio
West Africa: Benin (Past Chairperson) – Mr Saliou Aboudou
Central Africa: (Future Chairperson) – Mr Guy Armand Zounguere Sokambi