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Dr. Omar A Touray

Dr. Omar A Touray

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    President, ECOWAS Commission

  • Education

    • Columbia University in the City of New York

      2013 -
      Executive Programme Strategic Communications

    • Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

      1990 - 1995
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) International Relations and Affairs

      Activities and Societies: Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellow

    • IE Business School

      2015 - 2016
      Masters in Islamic Finance Finance and Islamic Finance

  • Experience

    • Government of the Gambia

      Jul 1995 - Sept 2009

      • Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

        Mar 2008 - Sept 2009

      • Permanent Representative Designate to the United Nations, New York

        Sept 2007 - Mar 2008

      • Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa

        Apr 2002 - Sept 2007

      • Counsellor and Head of Chancery, Gambian Embassy and Mission to the European Union and the WTO

        Jul 1995 - Apr 2002

    • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECA, African Union, UNDP

      Oct 2009 - Sept 2011
      Consultant

      Carried out several consultancy assignments in the area of Programme Evaluation, Trade Negotiations, and Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Strategic Planning and MDGs for the UNECA, the AU and the UNDP Gambia Country Office.

    • United Nations World Food Programme

      Dec 2011 - Jun 2012
      Senior Regional Policy Advisor

      Regional Bureau for East and Central Africa (ODN)

    • Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

      Jul 2012 - Jul 2022

      • Lead Specialist

        Jan 2018 - Jul 2022

      • Senior Specialist

        Jul 2012 - Dec 2017

    • Economic Community of West African States

      Jul 2022 - now
      President of the ECOWAS Commission

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Islamic Banker Certificate

      General Council for Islamic Banks And Financial Institutions (CIBAFI)
      Oct 2015