Background
Ake, Simeon was born on January 4, 1932 in Birgenville.
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Simeon Ake
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Simeon Ake, French diplomat. Decorated Commander National Order Republic Ivory Coast, officer Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur'Honneur. 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.
Education
University of Dakar, Senegal, 1957, Licentiate in Law. University of Grenoble, France, 1958, Docteur en Droit. Spoken languages: French, English.
Career
Aké began his political career as Director of Protocol of State in from 1959 until 1960, when Côte d"Ivoire gained independence. He served as a diplomat in its embassy in New York in 1961-1963, and then as ambassador in London, 1964-1966, with responsibility for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. In 1966 he was appointed ambassador of Côte d"Ivoire to the United Nations.
He headed, in this capacity, the United Nations visiting mission to Spanish Sahara in 1975.
From 1977 to 1990, he served as Foreign Minister of Côte d"Ivoire, under President Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
Achievements
Membership
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.
Connections
Married Aune Maud Bonful, in 1958.
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Born
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Died
January 8, 2003 (aged 71) -
Nationality
Ivory Coast -
Ethnicity
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Political Party
PDCI