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{{short description|Nigerian politician}}
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'''Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama''' (born February 2, 1956) is Nigeria's [[Foreign Minister of Nigeria|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]. Onyeama was appointed [[Foreign Affairs]] Minister of Nigeria in November 2015 by [[President of Nigeria|President]] [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref name="PT">{{cite web|last1=Ekott|first1=Ini|title=UPDATED: Buhari assigns Ministers; Fashola heads Power and Works, Amaechi gets Transportation|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/192991-breaking-buhari-assigns-ministers-fashola-heads-works-amaechi-gets-transportation.html|website=Premium Times|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>
'''Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama''' (born February 2, 1956) is Nigeria's [[Foreign Minister of Nigeria|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]. Onyeama was appointed [[Foreign Affairs]] Minister of Nigeria in November 2015 by [[President of Nigeria|President]] [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref name="PT">{{cite web|last1=Ekott|first1=Ini|title=UPDATED: Buhari assigns Ministers; Fashola heads Power and Works, Amaechi gets Transportation|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/192991-breaking-buhari-assigns-ministers-fashola-heads-works-amaechi-gets-transportation.html|website=Premium Times|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==


Onyeama was born to the family of Nigerian jurist [[Charles Onyeama]].<ref name="NM">{{cite web|title=Geoffrey Onyeama: 7 Things You Should Know About Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister|url=http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/2015/11/12/geoffrey-onyeama-7-things-you-should-know-about-nigerias-foreign-affairs-minister/|website=Nigerian Monitor|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> He holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in Political Science from Columbia University, [[New York City|New York]] in 1977 and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in Law from [[St John's College, Cambridge]] in 1980. He holds a Masters of Law (LL.M) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1982 and a Masters of Arts (M.A) in Law from [[St John's College, Cambridge]] in 1984.<ref name="GIPC">{{cite web|title=CURRICULUM VITAE OF MR. GEOFFREY ONYEAMA|url=http://www.theglobalipcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Oneyama_CV.pdf|website=Global Intellectual Property Center|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> Onyeama was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1983 and was also called to the English Bar of the Grey's Inn in 1981.<ref name="GIPC" />
Onyeama was born to the family of Nigerian jurist [[Charles Onyeama]].<ref name="NM">{{cite web|title=Geoffrey Onyeama: 7 Things You Should Know About Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister|url=http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/2015/11/12/geoffrey-onyeama-7-things-you-should-know-about-nigerias-foreign-affairs-minister/|website=Nigerian Monitor|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> He holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in Political Science from Columbia University, [[New York City|New York]] in 1977 and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in law from [[St John's College, Cambridge]] in 1980. He holds a Masters of Law (LL.M) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1982 and a Masters of Arts (M.A) in Law from [[St John's College, Cambridge]] in 1984.<ref name="GIPC">{{cite web|title=CURRICULUM VITAE OF MR. GEOFFREY ONYEAMA|url=http://www.theglobalipcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Oneyama_CV.pdf|website=Global Intellectual Property Center|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> Onyeama was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1983 and was also called to the English Bar of the Grey's Inn in 1981.<ref name="GIPC" />
[[File:Secretary Pompeo and Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Onyeama Deliver Statements to the Press (49489243457).jpg|left|thumb|Onyeama speaks with [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo|Michael R. Pompeo]] at a press conference at the [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] in Washington D.C. on February 4, 2020.]]
[[File:Secretary Pompeo and Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Onyeama Deliver Statements to the Press (49489243457).jpg|left|thumb|Onyeama speaks with [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo|Michael R. Pompeo]] at a press conference at the [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] in Washington D.C. on February 4, 2020.]]


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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


Onyeama is married; and has three children. His current wife is Sulola; with whom Onyeama has two children. Previously, Onyeama was married to [[Christian Onoh]]'s daughter: Nuzo Onoh and they had Onyeama's first child and daughter named Candice Onyeama; a screenwriter and filmmaker.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://ng.opera.news/ng/en/covid/14f7f4c5021a3528daf8e206c303a7f7 | title = Meet Geoffrey Onyeama and his Beautiful Wife Sulola | publisher = Nigeria Opera News | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/films/official-selection-2020/born-again | title = Norwich Film Festival: Born Again Directed by Candice Onyeama | publisher = Norwach Film Festival: United Kingdom | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.barnesfilmfestival.com/talks2020/2020/6/12/qampa-candice-onyeama-director-screening-short-fiction-born-again | title = Question and Answer With Candice Onyeama Director Screening Short Fiction Born Again | publisher = Barnes Film Festival: United Kingdom | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref>
Onyeama is married; and has three children. His current wife is Sulola; with whom Onyeama has two children. Previously, Onyeama was married to [[Christian Onoh]]'s daughter: Nuzo Onoh and they had Onyeama's first child and daughter named Candice Onyeama; a screenwriter and filmmaker.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://ng.opera.news/ng/en/covid/14f7f4c5021a3528daf8e206c303a7f7 | title = Meet Geoffrey Onyeama and his Beautiful Wife Sulola | publisher = Nigeria Opera News | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/films/official-selection-2020/born-again | title = Norwich Film Festival: Born Again Directed by Candice Onyeama | publisher = Norwach Film Festival: United Kingdom | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.barnesfilmfestival.com/talks2020/2020/6/12/qampa-candice-onyeama-director-screening-short-fiction-born-again | title = Question and Answer With Candice Onyeama Director Screening Short Fiction Born Again | publisher = Barnes Film Festival: United Kingdom | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref>


On 19 July 2020, Onyeama went into medical isolation after announcing that he tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/idAFKCN24K0LJ-OZATP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719234844/https://af.reuters.com/article/idAFKCN24K0LJ-OZATP|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2020|title=Nigerian Foreign Minister Onyeama tests positive for coronavirus|date=July 19, 2020|via=af.reuters.com}}</ref> In late August 2020, Onyeama recovered from COVID-19 coronavirus disease; and went back to his leadership service as HMFA: Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs at Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://guardian.ng/news/foreign-minister-geoffrey-onyeama-recovers-from-covid-19/ | title = Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Recovers from Covid-19 | publisher = The Guardian Nigeria | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.channelstv.com/2020/08/12/foreign-affairs-minister-onyeama-recovers-from-covid-19/ | title = Foreign Minister Onyeama Recovers from COVID-19 | publisher = Channels Television Nigeria | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/08/foreign-affairs-minister-geoffrey-onyeama-recovers-from-covid-19 | title = Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Recovers from COVID-19 | publisher = Vanguard Nigeria News | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref>
On 19 July 2020, Onyeama went into medical isolation after announcing that he tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/idAFKCN24K0LJ-OZATP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719234844/https://af.reuters.com/article/idAFKCN24K0LJ-OZATP|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2020|title=Nigerian Foreign Minister Onyeama tests positive for coronavirus|date=July 19, 2020|via=af.reuters.com}}</ref> In late August 2020, Onyeama recovered from COVID-19 coronavirus disease; and went back to his leadership service as HMFA: Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs at Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://guardian.ng/news/foreign-minister-geoffrey-onyeama-recovers-from-covid-19/ | title = Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Recovers from Covid-19 | publisher = The Guardian Nigeria | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.channelstv.com/2020/08/12/foreign-affairs-minister-onyeama-recovers-from-covid-19/ | title = Foreign Minister Onyeama Recovers from COVID-19 | publisher = Channels Television Nigeria | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/08/foreign-affairs-minister-geoffrey-onyeama-recovers-from-covid-19 | title = Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Recovers from COVID-19 | publisher = Vanguard Nigeria News | access-date = 20 September 2020}}</ref>
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Geoffrey Onyeama
File:Geoffrey Onyeama Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria.jpg
Geoffrey Onyeama
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
11 November 2015
Appointed byMuhammadu Buhari
Preceded byAminu Bashir Wali
Deputy Director General of WIPO
In office
January 2009 – November 2015
Personal details
Born (1956-02-02) February 2, 1956 (age 68)
Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Alma materColumbia University
St John's College, Cambridge
London School of Economics

Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama (born February 2, 1956) is Nigeria's Minister for Foreign Affairs. Onyeama was appointed Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria in November 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari.[1]

Early life and education

Onyeama was born to the family of Nigerian jurist Charles Onyeama.[2] He holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in Political Science from Columbia University, New York in 1977 and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in law from St John's College, Cambridge in 1980. He holds a Masters of Law (LL.M) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1982 and a Masters of Arts (M.A) in Law from St John's College, Cambridge in 1984.[3] Onyeama was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1983 and was also called to the English Bar of the Grey's Inn in 1981.[3]

Onyeama speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at a press conference at the Department of State in Washington D.C. on February 4, 2020.

Career

Onyeama began his career as a Research Officer in the Nigerian Law Reform Commission Lagos from 1983 to 1984. He then worked as a lawyer with Mogboh and Associates in Enugu, Nigeria from 1984 to 1985. In 1985, he joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as an Assistant Programme Officer for Development Cooperation and External Relations, Bureau for Africa and Western Asia. He rose through the ranks at the WIPO to become Deputy Director General for the Development Sector in 2009. In November 2015 he was appointed Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Muhammadu Buhari.[4]

Personal life

Onyeama is married; and has three children. His current wife is Sulola; with whom Onyeama has two children. Previously, Onyeama was married to Christian Onoh's daughter: Nuzo Onoh and they had Onyeama's first child and daughter named Candice Onyeama; a screenwriter and filmmaker.[5][6][7]

On 19 July 2020, Onyeama went into medical isolation after announcing that he tested positive for COVID-19.[8] In late August 2020, Onyeama recovered from COVID-19 coronavirus disease; and went back to his leadership service as HMFA: Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs at Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ekott, Ini. "UPDATED: Buhari assigns Ministers; Fashola heads Power and Works, Amaechi gets Transportation". Premium Times. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Geoffrey Onyeama: 7 Things You Should Know About Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister". Nigerian Monitor. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "CURRICULUM VITAE OF MR. GEOFFREY ONYEAMA" (PDF). Global Intellectual Property Center. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ "The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Meet Geoffrey Onyeama and his Beautiful Wife Sulola". Nigeria Opera News. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Norwich Film Festival: Born Again Directed by Candice Onyeama". Norwach Film Festival: United Kingdom. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Question and Answer With Candice Onyeama Director Screening Short Fiction Born Again". Barnes Film Festival: United Kingdom. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Nigerian Foreign Minister Onyeama tests positive for coronavirus". July 19, 2020. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020 – via af.reuters.com.
  9. ^ "Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Recovers from Covid-19". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Foreign Minister Onyeama Recovers from COVID-19". Channels Television Nigeria. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Recovers from COVID-19". Vanguard Nigeria News. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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