SOLD OUT!HE Michael Moussa-Adamo, the Ambassador of Gabon Has Invited Us to His Residence for Dinner
This intimate event is limited to 30 members of the Harvard Club and their guests @ $45. each. One spot remaining!
Please join us for this unique opportunity to enjoy dinner and conversation with the Ambassador of Gabon in his Kalorama Residence. The exact address will be emailed to all who register. The attendance list is limited to 30 members of the Harvard Club and their guests.
6:30-6:45 registration of guests
6:45-7:15 Ambassador Moussa-Adamo
7:15-7:30 Question and Answers
7:30-8:30 Reception
Official Biography
His Excellency Michael Moussa-Adamo was appointed by the President of Gabon, His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba and presented his credentials as the new Ambassador of the Gabonese Republic to United States President Barack Obama on September 9, 2011.
Ambassador Moussa-Adamo succeeded His Excellency Carlos Victor Boungou, who was appointed as Gabon’s envoy to the Republic of Korea in Seoul. In the months prior to Ambassador Moussa-Adamo's appointment, he was a leader in Gabon participating in high-level discussions surrounding headline topics in global affairs and working with the President of Gabon, His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba to ensure hat Gabon had a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Ambassador Moussa-Adamo's dedication to public service is evident following a two-decade career, including five years as a Congressman (Deputy) in the Gabonese National Assembly Parliament, where he served as Spokesman for the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense. He has also served as Special Advisor to the President of Gabon; Chief of Staff to the Minister of National Defense; Diplomatic Counselor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Head of the Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sports; and, Chief of the Communication and Information Technology Department in the Office of the President.
Over the course of 10 years, the Ambassador has lived and worked throughout the United States. In 1989, he completed his Master’s Degree in International Relations and Communications at Boston University and a Bachelors of Arts Degree.
In addition to Boston, Massachusetts, Ambassador Mousaa-Adamo has lived in Phoenix, Arizona, and currently resides in Washington, D.C. He has dedicated a significant amount of time to his professional work with the World Wildlife Fund at its Washington, DC headquarters. At Boston University, he was a Teaching Assistant in the African Studies Center and a Research Assistant studying the economies of the Pacific Rim countries at the Center for International Relations and Communication.
Ambassador Moussa-Adamo is married and the father of six children, including three attending colleges in the United States. He is an avid reader and academic, maintaining a personal library of books on foreign affairs and cultures around the world.
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