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Mr. Ablassé Ouedraogo (AfDB). After a wide ranging career in national and international organizations, Ablassé Ouedraogo was in 2006 appointed by the President of the Bank as Regional Adviser for Africa within the African Development Bank (AfDB). Hailing originally from Burkina Faso, Ablasse Ouedraogo has worked in numerous posts within his native country and in the international arena. From 1982 to 1994, Ablasse worked for the UNDP, as Deputy Administrator of the Industrial Program, Program Officer in Conakry, Assistant UNDP Representative to the OAU General Secretariat and Deputy Head of UNDP Liaison Office with the UNECA. From there he moved to take up the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso from 1994 to 1999 and Special Adviser to the President of Burkina Faso in 1999. From 1999 to 2002, he was the first African to hold the position of Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), where he was responsible for the Divisions in charge of Trade and Development, Finance and Trade, External Relations, Textiles and Information Technology. He was also the focal point for monitoring the activities of the International Trade Center (ITC). He's an economist by training, graduating from the University of Nice, France, with a Doctorate degree in Economics.
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