List of Senegalese ambassadors in Gambia

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The list of Senegalese ambassadors in the Gambia lists the diplomatic representatives of Senegal in the Gambia . They are not only as ambassador (Ambassador), but also as skin Commissaire dubbed (High Commissioner). The diplomats have their official residence in the Senegalese embassy in Gambia and, in addition to Gambia, are also accredited in Sierra Leone and Liberia , where Senegal maintains honorary consulates in Monrovia (Liberia) and Freetown (Sierra Leone).

history

The office in Banjul (Gambia), then Bathurst, was opened in 1961 as a consulate on Cameroun Street. It was led by Consul Amadou Diouf . In 1965, with the Gambia's independence from Great Britain, the Senegalese representation rose to the rank of embassy (High Commission). She was transferred to Kanifing Township , on Kairaba Avenue , near Banjul in 1996 .

List of high commissioners

Term of office title Surname appointed during the reign of accredited at
1965-1971 High Commissioner Babacar Ndiaye Léopold Sédar Senghor Dawda Jawara
1971-1975 High Commissioner Saer Gaye Léopold Sédar Senghor Dawda Jawara
1975-1985 High Commissioner Mbaye Mbengue Léopold Sédar Senghor Dawda Jawara
1985-1988 High Commissioner Ibra Déguène Ka Abdou Diouf Dawda Jawara
1988-1991 High Commissioner Saliou Cisse Abdou Diouf Dawda Jawara
1991-1993 High Commissioner Chern Younouss Diaite Abdou Diouf Dawda Jawara
1993-1996 High Commissioner Moctar Kebe Abdou Diouf Dawda Jawara
1996-1998 High Commissioner Madieng Khary Dieng Abdou Diouf Yahya Jammeh
1998-2001 High Commissioner Mamadou Diop Abdou Diouf Yahya Jammeh
2001-2006 High Commissioner N'Diouga Ndiaye Abdoulaye Wade Yahya Jammeh
2006– High Commissioner Mamadou case Abdoulaye Wade Yahya Jammeh
approx. 2012–2013 High Commissioner Jammeh Singhateh Abdoulaye Wade Yahya Jammeh
2013-2014 High Commissioner Babacarr Diagne also known as Babacarr Jagne Macky Sall Yahya Jammeh
2014– High Commissioner Saliou Ndiaye Macky Sall Yahya Jammeh

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ambassade du Sénégal en Gambie ( Memento from December 31, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Abdoulie John: Gambia: Senegalese High Commissioner Replaced . In: The Daily Observer . June 6, 2006 ( allafrica.com ).
  3. ↑ Musa Ndow: Gambia: Nation-Senegal Relations Closer Than Ever - Says Outgoing Senegalese High Commissioner . In: The Daily Observer . May 31, 2012 ( allafrica.com ).
  4. ↑ Musa Ndow: Gambia: Senegalese High Commissioner Presents Credentials to President Jammeh . In: The Daily Observer . February 14, 2013 ( allafrica.com ).
  5. ↑ Gambia: Embassy of Senegal - Babacar Diagne Leaves, PR Saliou Ndiaye Arrives . In: The Point . September 16, 2014 ( allafrica.com ).
  6. ↑ | G | a | m | b | i | e | ||| | M | A | E | S | E |. In: gouv.sn. www.diplomatie.gouv.sn, accessed February 9, 2019 .