Amadou Lamine Ba

Amadou Lamine Ba is the current ambassador of Senegal to the United States and was appointed to the position on October 17, 2002.cite web| last=| first=| title="Senegal - His Excellency Amadou Lamine Ba" | work=| publisher="The Washington Diplomat"| date=| url=http://www.washingtondiplomat.com/ambprof/senagal.html| accessdate=2008-05-30] His offices are at the Embassy of Senegal in Washington, D.C.cite web| last=| first=| title="Senegal - Country Specific Information" | work=| publisher=United States Department of State| date=2007-11-08| url=http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1013.html| accessdate=2008-05-30] Ba is a member of the African Diplomatic Corps (ADC), a group of 53 ambassadors that represent African countries in the United States.cite web| last=| first=| title="African Diplomatic Corps Launches Its 2008 Africa Week Celebration and Commemorates the 45th Anniversary of the African Union" | work=| publisher=PR Newswire| date=2008-05-16 | url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-16-2008/0004815523&EDATE=| accessdate=2008-05-30] Ba and his wife, Oulimata, have two children named Marieme and Ali.cite web| last=Scott | first=Gail | title="Stylish but Serious" | work=| publisher="The Washington Diplomat"| date=| url=http://www.washingtondiplomat.com/August-05/b3_08_05.html | accessdate=2008-05-30]

Ba graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctorate in biology.cite web| last=Jackson | first=Shirley | title="Heritage by Chance, Success by Choice" | work=| publisher=Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | date=2006-03-19 | url=http://www.rpi.edu/president/speeches/ps031906-ohio.html | accessdate=2008-05-30] Earlier in his career, Ba was a teacher, co-executive of HDNA (Human Rights, Democracy, and New Leadership in Africa), member of the Executive Bureau of the US-Africa initiative, consultant for USAID (United States Agency for International Development), and the general secretary of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa.cite web| last=Janofsky | first=Michael | title="Olympic Notebook; Boycott Weighed By African Nations" | work=| publisher="New York Times"| date=1988-04-14 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7D7153BF937A35757C0A96E948260&sec=&spon= | accessdate=2008-05-30] cite web| last= | first= | title="Seattle Town Hall Meeting Opens Dialogue on Millennium Challenge Account" | work=| publisher=InterAction | date=2004-10-14 | url=http://www.interaction.org/campaign/seattle_bios.html | accessdate=2008-05-30] In 2006, Ba received a key to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.cite web| last=Boone | first=Timothy | title="Senegal Sales" | work=| publisher=AllBusiness | date=2006-12-19 | url=http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/international-law-foreign-investment-finance/4061931-1.html | accessdate=2008-05-30]

ee also

* Senegal-United States relations
* Foreign relations of Senegal

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