Do you want to know who the current Nigerian foreign ambassadors are? If yes, you’re on the right page as we’ll be revealing all, including career and non-career ambassadors, in this article. First of all, let’s learn who foreign ambassador are and what their duties are;
Who is a foreign ambassador?
Ambassadors promote their home countries’ policies and interests across the world. This is the highest diplomatic post, and the ambassador is responsible for attending and hosting engagements with foreign leaders and representatives while also advocating their home country’s policies overseas. An ambassador is a person who lives in a foreign nation for a lengthy period of time and performs a variety of tasks on a daily basis.
Ambassadors supervise the work of Foreign Service Officers and other diplomatic staff, negotiate treaties and agreements with foreign countries, and guarantee that their country’s interests are well-represented and protected overseas. This is usually an appointed job that necessitates significant Foreign Service experience, diplomacy, and understanding of the nation in which the ambassador is stationed.
What are the duties of a foreign ambassador?
The day-to-day responsibilities of an ambassador are determined by their specific mission. The responsibilities of the Nigerian ambassador to the United States, for example, will be vastly different from those of the Nigerian ambassador to the United Kingdom. All ambassadors, however, have a set of basic responsibilities, which include the following:
Meetings with International Leaders
Meeting directly with foreign leaders and representatives is one of an ambassador’s major responsibilities. This might include regular meetings to discuss the two nations’ ties or meetings to discuss a special development or catastrophe. In these discussions, the ambassador’s job is to promote their country’s policies and objectives to encourage progress overseas while preserving friendly ties between the two countries .
Negotiate Treaties and Agreements
Ambassadors also represent their countries by negotiating commercial agreements and treaties on behalf of the leaders of their respective countries. Nigerian ambassadors may get direct instructions from the president or secretary of state prior to these discussions. They collaborate extensively with foreign officials to reach a mutually beneficial conclusion. An ambassador may serve as a conduit between their country and foreign officials, proposing suggestions and making compromises.
Keep an eye on international events
Another crucial aspect of this job is keeping track of current world events and resolving diplomatic issues that may arise between the ambassador’s own country and the host country. This element of the position demands a thorough grasp of current events and the nation’s political context, since ambassadors need to seek a settlement that does not worsen the issue or generate long-term diplomatic consequences.
Control Foreign Service Staff
Ambassadors also supervise the daily operations of Foreign Service Officers and other employees. An embassy employs a large number of people who work on economic development, political analysis, and day-to-day operations, and the ambassador oversees and directs these people to ensure that they are effectively representing their country and promoting her interests via their long-term projects and daily activities.
Overseeing International Aid Projects
Ambassadors play a crucial role in the coordination of foreign and humanitarian aid initiatives in their host countries. They collaborate closely with foreign leaders and humanitarian groups to identify locations where their country can give financial and material assistance to alleviate citizen suffering while also improving international ties. An ambassador might propose international or humanitarian aid initiatives to their country’s authorities and work out the details with foreign officials.
Encourage international travel
When representatives from their home nations travel abroad, ambassadors frequently assist and support them. They may plan timetables, make security arrangements, and offer information to their country’s leader in order to ensure a successful and fruitful visit. However, an ambassador’s function is not restricted to high-ranking guests: he or she can also make preparations and act to help ordinary visitors.
With that, here’s a list of current Nigerian ambassadors in 2021.
Career Ambassadors
- C.O. Nwachukwu
Country: Mali
- A. Kefas
Country: Portugal
- R.U Brown
Country: Gabon
- G.A Odudigbo
Country: Liberia
- O.C Onowu
Country: Brussels
- Y.S. Suleiman
Country: Iran
- E.S. Agbana
Country: Equatorial Guinea
- B.B.M. Okoyen
Country: Cuba
- G.M. Okoko
Country/Position: Deputy Head of Mission to Switzerland
- M.I. Bashir
Country/Position: U.S. deputy ambassador
- M.O. Abam
Country: Italy
- A.E. Allotey
Country/Position: Deputy France
- G. E. Edokpa
Country/Position: Deputy Permanent Representative to The UN
- A. N. Madubuike
Country: Australia
- Adamu Lamuwa
Country: Senegal
- Mr. Innocent A. Iwejuo
Country/Position: Deputy Ambassador to Ethiopia
- M. S. Abubakar
Country: Guinea
- S. D. Umar
Country: Austria
- A. Sule
Country: India
- G. Y. Hamza
Country: Ghana
- N. Rimi
Country: Egypt
- L. S. Ahmed-Remawa
Country/Position: Deputy Cameroun
- M. Manu
Country: Gambia
- R. Ocheni
Country/Position: Deputy Ambassador to Germany
- A. Yusuf
Country: Turkey
- M. Abdulraheem
Country: Burkina Faso
- W. A. Adedeji
Country: Gabon
- A. U. Ogah
Country: Indonesia
- A. A. Musa
Country: Rwanda
- N. A. Kolo
Country: Israel
- S.O. Olaniyan
Country: Sudan
- A. R. Adejola
Country: Switzerland Permanent Mission
- O. E. Awe
Country: Deputy envoy to China
- O. O. Aluko
Country: Benin Republic
- I. A. Alatishe
Country: Deputy Ambassador to Russia
- V. A. Adeleke
Country: Ethiopia
- M. S. Adamu
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
- N. Charles
Country: Southern Sudan
- Z M. lfu
Country: Zimbabwe
- B. B. Hamman
Country: Sweden
Non-Career Ambassadors
- Dr Uzoma Emenike
Country: United States
- Ambassador Tijani Muhammmad-Bande
Country: United Nations
- Adeyinka Asekun
Country: Canada
- Yahaya Lawal
Country: Saudi Arabia
- Ibrahim Kayode Laaro
Country: France
- Modupe Irele
Country: Hungary
- Eniola Ajayi
Country: The Hague, Netherlands
- Julius Adebowale Adeshina
Country: Togo
- Oma Djebah
Country: Thailand
- Ademola Seriki
Country: Spain
- Umar Suleiman
Country: DRC
- Kevin Peter
Country: Czech Republic
- John Usanga
Country: Guinea Bissau
- Elejah Onyeagba
Country: Burundi
- Philip Ikurusi
Country: Argentina
- Tarzoor Terhemen
Country: Namibia
- Paul Adikwu
Country: The Vatican, Italy
- Al-Bishir Al-Hussain
Country: Morocco
- Monique Ekpong
Country: Angola
- Ominyi Eze
Country: Zambia
- Yamah Musa
Country: Mozambique
- C. O Ugwu
Country: Poland
- Hajara Salim
Country: Malaysia
- Obiezu Chinyerem
Country: Ireland
- Ali Magashi
Country: South Korea
- M. A Markarfi
Country: Brazil
- Hamisu Takalmawa
Country: Tanzania
- Jazuli Gadalanci
Country: Kuwait
- Sadiya Nuhu
Country: Romania
- Olorundare Sunday Awoniyi
Country: Venezuela
- Abioye Bello
Country: Pakistan
- Zara Umar
Country: Malawi
- Henry Omaku
Country: Sierra Leone
- Sarafa Isola
Country: United Kingdom
- Opunimi Akinkube
Country: Greece
- Adejaba Bello
Country: Mexico
- Adeshina Alege
Country: Ukraine
- Folakemi Akinyele
Country: Philippines
- Abdullahi Yibaikwal Shehu
Country: Russia
- Maureen Tamuno
Country: Jamaica
- Faruk Yabo
Country: Jordan
- Adamu Hassan
Country: Vietnam
- Abubakar Moriki
Country: Japan
- Mohammed Rimi
Country: United Arab Emirates
- Jidda Baba
Country: China
- Gani Modu Bura
Country: Lebanon
- Yusuf Tuggar
Country: Germany
- Baba Madugu
Country: Switzerland
- Deborah Illiya
Country: Congo
- Abubakar Danlami Ibrahim
Country: Trinidad & Tobago
- Haruna Manta
Country: South Africa
- Yusuf Yunusa
Country: Kenya