Lambert Messan

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Lambert Messan (born September 20, 1940 in Niamey ; † July 12, 2013 ) was a Nigerien diplomat . He was ambassador to Belgium and Canada and a UNESCO official .

Life

After primary schools in Niamey, Lambert Messan attended normal school in Tahoua from 1955 and from 1957 normal school in Bingerville . He originally wanted to be a math teacher. After graduating from the Baccalauréat , he began studying at the University of Caen in France . There he had a serious traffic accident in 1965. After several years of hospital treatment, he remained a wheelchair user throughout his life. Messan entered the public service in 1968 and became press secretary at the Nigerien embassy in Paris . At the same time he resumed his studies and graduated in 1973 from the University of Paris-Nanterre in both economics and education. In 1974 he received a diploma from the Paris Institute international d'administration publique and was promoted to Counselor - first in Paris, then in Brussels .

On January 10, 1977 Lambert Messan was appointed Niger's ambassador to Belgium and to the EEC . He successfully endeavored to get Niger to chair the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna for the first time . On October 17, 1980, he moved to Canada as ambassador. After the death of Head of State Seyni Kountché in 1987, Messan became Niger’s permanent delegate to UNESCO in Paris, which he remained until his retirement in 1999. He campaigned for Niger to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List , which included the Aïr and Ténéré nature reserve in 1991 . He was also the initiator and a co-author of the UNESCO resolution that declared May 3rd International Day of Press Freedom . From 1993 to 1995 and from 1995 to 1997 he was a member of the Executive Council of UNESCO and from 1993 to 1999 a member of the World Heritage Committee . Messan died after a long illness and was buried in the Christian cemetery of Niamey.

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Seini Seydou Zakaria: Homage posthumously to SE Lambert Messan, ancien ambassadeur du Niger: Il était un fervent défenseur du patrimoine culturel et des intérêts du Niger. In: Le Sahel. 2013, accessed September 30, 2013 (French).
  2. ^ A b Sophie Boukhari: "Monsieur patrimoine africain" . In: Sources UNESCO . No. 80 , June 1996, p. 10 ( PDF file ).
personal data
SURNAME Messan, Lambert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerien diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Niamey
DATE OF DEATH 12th of July 2013