Background
Ake, Simeon was born on January 4, 1932 in Birgenville.
lawyer diplomatist and politician
Ake, Simeon was born on January 4, 1932 in Birgenville.
University of Dakar, Senegal, 1957, Licentiate in Law. University of Grenoble, France, 1958, Docteur en Droit. Spoken languages: French, English.
Minister of Public Service, Ivory Coast 1959-1961. First Counsellor, Ivory Coast Mission to United Nations 1961-1963. Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1963-1964.
Ambassador to United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark and Norway 1964-1966. Perm. Representative of Ivory Coast to United Nations 1966-1977. Minister of Foreign Affairs 1977-1990.
Commander ordre National de la Republique de la Cote d’Ivoire, de l’ordre de St. Gregoire. Grand Officer, Legion d'honneur. Distinctions from Belgium, Brazil, Spain, Cameroun.
Permanent representative Ivory Coast to United Nations, 1966—1977, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1977—1990. Member guiding committee Parti democratique de la Cote d'Ivoire, since 1975.
Married Aune Maud Bonful, in 1958.