Ahmed Ould Teguedi

Ahmed Ould Teguedi (Arabic: أحمد ولد تكدي‎; born 1954) is a Mauritanian diplomat. He has served as Mauritania's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation since 18 September 2013.[1]

Ahmed Ould Teguedi
أحمد ولد تكدي
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 September 2013
President	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Prime Minister	Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
Preceded by	Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi
Mauritanian Ambassador to the United Nations
In office 18 January 2012 – 18 September 2013
President	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Prime Minister	Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
Mauritanian Ambassador to Israel
In office 1999–2009
Personal details
Born	1954 Chinguetti, Colony of Mauritania
Alma mater	Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Profession	Diplomat

Life and career

Teguedi was born in Chinguetti, then part of the French Colony of Mauritania. He studied at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Romania, from where he received a master's degree in economic planning and cybernetics.[2]

Teguedi has a long career in Mauritania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, having joined the Ministry in 1981. After joining the Ministry he headed Mauritania's Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Americas and European Economic Community/African-Caribbean-Pacific Divisions.[2]

Later, from 1987 to 1988, he served as Second Counsellor in Washington, D.C., where he was also in charge of Mauritania's relations with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.[2]

In August 1988 he was appointed as Mauritania's First Counsellor in Egypt from August 1988, a position he held until December 1990. He also gained an appointment as Chargé d'affaires in August 1990.[2]

He held the position of Mauritania's Chargé d'affaires in Yemen between 1991 and 1993, following which he became the First Counsellor and Chargé d'affaires at Mauritania's Embassy in Morocco from 1993 to 1995.[2]

He then became head of the office responsible for Mauritanian interests in Tel Aviv between 1995 and 1999, and later served as Mauritania's Ambassador to Israel from 1999 to 2009.[2]

In January 2012 he became Mauritania's Ambassador to the United Nations, and served in this capacity until 18 September 2013, when he was appointed as Mauritania's Foreign Minister in a cabinet reshuffle.[1]

References

1. "Mauritania replaces oil and foreign ministers in reshuffle". Reuters Africa. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
2. "New Permanent Representative of Mauritania Presents Credentials" (Press release). New York: United Nations. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-19.