Fatima Djibo Sidikou
Fatima Djibo Sidikou | |
|---|---|
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| Niger Ambassador to Senegal | |
| In office January 2019 – present | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigerien |
| Spouse | Maman Sambo Sidikou |
| Children | two |
| Occupation | diplomat |
Fatima Djibo Sidikou is a Nigerien diplomat. Having served in a variety of diplomatic posts in the United States and at the United Nations Office at Geneva, she is currently Niger's ambassador to Senegal.
Career
Sidikou first joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983.[1]
From 2002 to 2012 she worked at the Nigerien Embassy in the United States, where she served as first counselor and chargé d'affaires.[1][2] She also helped represent Niger at UNESCO from 2007 to 2012.[1]
She became president of the Association of Pastoralists in Niger in 2012. The following year, she took over leadership of the Permanent Secretariat of the Rural Code, which supports agricultural producers.[3]
Sidikou was appointed permanent representative of Niger to the United Nations Office at Geneva in 2015.[1] She has also simultaneously served as Nigerien ambassador to Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein.[1][4]
In 2019, she succeeded the late Hassane Kounou as Niger's ambassador to Senegal.[5][6][7][8]
Personal life
A Fulani, Sidikou is from a pastoralist community in northern Niger.[3] She is married to fellow diplomat Maman Sambo Sidikou.[9][10] They have two children.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e "LA NOUVELLE REPRÉSENTANTE PERMANENTE DU NIGER PRÉSENTE SES LETTRES DE CRÉANCE". Tamtam Info (in French). 2015-10-04. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Sidikou, Maman S." AllGov. 2012. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Interview with Fatima Sidikou". Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Meet the New Ambassador of the Republic of Niger to Austria: H.E. Ms. Fatima Sidikou". Vindobona. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Diplomatie : L'ambassadeur du Niger au Sénégal présente ses lettres de créances au Président Macky Sall". Le Sahel (in French). 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ces nouveaux ambassadeurs du Niger nommés aux Etats-Unis, au Sénégal et en Afrique du Sud". Niamey et les 2 jours (in French). 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "COMMUNIQUE DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU VENDREDI 28 DÉCEMBRE 2018". Agence Nigérienne de Presse (in French). 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Six nouveaux ambassadeurs ont été nommés". Jeunesse Info (in French). 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Ambassador from Niger: Who Is Maman S. Sidikou?". AllGov. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ambassador's Directory 2014". Washington Life Magazine. October 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Easton, Peter (September 2014). "Ambassador Maman Sidikou Accepts New Assignment with the African Union" (PDF). The Camel Express. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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