Amara Essy

Amara Essy was an Ivorian diplomat and politician. Close to Félix Houphouët-Boigny, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Côte d'Ivoire between 1990 and 2000, and in this capacity he served as President of the 49th Session of the United Nations General Assembly between September 1994 and September 1995. Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 2001, he became Interim Chairman of the African Union Commission when it was created in July 2002.