| PERSONAL DATA Name: Sam Azubuike Dada OLISA
Ambassador to the State of Israel,
concurrently High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus. Date of Birth: 19th September, 1949 Place of Birth: Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria Nationality: Nigerian Marital Status: Married + 4 Children QUALIFICATIONS - BSc (Hons) Political Science
- Diploma Spanish Language
- Post Graduate Programme - International Relations APPOINTMENTS May 2007 to date - Ambassador to the State of Israel,
concurrently High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus. July 2005 - May 2007 - Charge d’Affaires en titre Embassy of Nigeria, Manila, Philippines. April 2004 - June 2005 - Director (AU/NEPAD), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. Dec. 2002 - Nov. 2003 - Acting Director Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. March 2001 - April 2004 - Deputy Director, Administration Dept.
(Postings & Discipline Division), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja.
August 2000 - March 2001 - Assistant Director, European Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. Sept. 1996 - August 2000 - Minister, Charge d’Affaires a.i., Embassy of Nigeria, Brussels, Belgium. Oct. 1990 - August 1996 - Minister Counsellor, Minister, Technical Aid Corps Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. Feb. 1987 - August 1990 - Senior Counsellor/Head of Chancery, Embassy of Nigeria, Havana, Cuba. Jan. 1985 - Sept. 1985 - Counsellor (Immigration & Legal Dept.) Jan. 1984 - Dec. 1984 - Counsellor/Head of Welfare & Education Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HQ, Lagos Jan. 1981 - Dec. 1983 - First Secretary (Economics), Senior First Secretary (Political, Information & Culture), Counsellor/Head of Chancery, Embassy of Nigeria, Cotonou, Benin Republic. Sept. 1978 - Jan. 1981 - Third Secretary (Education), First Secretary (Political), Embassy of Nigeria, Washington DC, USA Jan. 1978 - Sept. 1978 - Third Secretary, Africa Department (OAU Desk), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HQ, Lagos. Oct. 1976 - Jan. 1978 - Third Secretary (Attachment Programme), Embassy of Nigeria, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS 31 July - 4 Aug. 2000 - Participant at the Seminar for Nigerian Ambassadors and Heads of Mission in Europe, London, UK, as Acting Head of Mission to the European Union. 18 - 23 June 2000 - Member Nigerian Delegation to the signing ceremony of the ACP-EU New Partnership Agreement, Cotonou, Benin Republic. 20 - 23 March 2000 - Member Nigerian Delegation, 20th Session ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Abuja, Nigeria. 9 February 2000 - Member Nigerian Delegation, 4th ACP-EU Ministerial Conference, Brussels, Belgium. 5 - 9 February 2000 - Member Nigerian Delegation, 3rd ACP-EU Ministerial Conference, Brussels, Belgium. 31 Aug. - 9 Sept. 1999 - Member Nigerian Delegation to the 29th ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Nassau, Bahamas 28 March - 1 April 1999 - Member & Alternate Leader Nigerian Delegation to the 28th ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Strasbourg, France. 6 - 9 October 1997 - Leader Nigerian Delegation to the Meeting of OAU Ambassadors & Heads of Mission, Lome, Togo. September 1997 - Member of Nigerian Delegation to the 65th Session of the ACP Council. 16 - 19 April 1997 - Member of Nigerian Delegation to the ACP-EU Ministerial Council, Maastricht, Netherlands. March 1997 - Leader, Nigerian Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Brussels, Belgium. September 1996 - Leader, Nigerian Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Luxembourg.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
Ibo, Hausa, English, Spanish.
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