| Notes |
Michel Kafando has served a term as his country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and was also its Ambassador to Cuba. In addition, he was Vice-President of the African Centre for Environmental Protection, a non-governmental organization.
During his career, Mr. Kafando has served as Vice-President of the General Assembly (1982) and was head of delegation to a number of conferences of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the United Nations. He has also represented his Head of State in meetings with other Heads of State in the subregion on a number of occasions.
Among his accomplishments, Mr. Kafando has initiated, elaborated and negotiated many bilateral and multilateral treaties, including cooperation agreements with friendly States, agreements on development financing and assistance, and the charters of various non-governmental organizations and institutes. He has participated in many economic missions abroad, and was Chairman of both the National Remote Sensing Commission and the Commission on External Assistance.
[ Retrieved on 06 MAY 2008 - http://www.un.org/news/Press/docs/1998/19980415.BIO3152.html ] |
