Background
Diatta, Joseph was born on May 15, 1948 in Fadama, Niger. Son of Emmanuel and Saha (Sani) Diatta.
Diatta, Joseph was born on May 15, 1948 in Fadama, Niger. Son of Emmanuel and Saha (Sani) Diatta.
Licence en Droit, University Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 1970. Diplome, Institut International d'Adminstration Publique, Paris, 1971.
Permanent secretary Ministry Foreign Affairs, Niamey, Niger, 1975-1979. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Niger Embassy, Addis-Abeba, 1979-1982, ambassador to the United States Washington, 1982—1988, since 1997. Permanent representative to United Nations, Permanent Mission of Niger, New York City, 1985—1988.
Ambassador to China, 1988-1990. Secretary general High Committee for the Restoration of Peace, 1994—1996. Special advisor to President of Niger, 1996—1997.
Married Haoua Oumarou, December 28, 1975. Children– Sylvia, Amadou, Myriam, Linda.