Leadership & Public Service

Omar Alieu Touray

Diplomat and ECOWAS Commission president

A Gambian legacy

Omar Alieu Touray is a Gambian diplomat and development specialist whose career has included African Union representation, foreign affairs and development finance. In 2022 he was appointed president of the ECOWAS Commission for a four-year term. He has also written on Gambian foreign policy and the development of the African Union.

THEIR MARK ON HISTORY

01Was appointed president of the ECOWAS Commission in 2022.

02Represented The Gambia at the African Union and in Ethiopia.

DiplomacyECOWASRegional cooperation

SOURCES & FURTHER READING01ECOWAS: biographical profile 02ECOWAS: appointment announcement

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