Rama Yade
Rama Yade (born Mame Ramatoulaye Yade; 13 December 1976) is a Senegalese-born French politician and author who has been director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center since 2021.
Rama Yade | |
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Rama Yade in 2010 | |
| Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France | |
| In office 21 March 2010 – 18 December 2015 | |
| President | Jean-Paul Huchon |
| Ambassador of France to UNESCO | |
| In office 22 December 2010 – 30 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Colonna |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Rondeau |
| Secretary of State for Sports | |
| In office 23 June 2009 – 13 November 2010 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Preceded by | Bernard Laporte |
| Succeeded by | Chantal Jouanno |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights | |
| In office 19 June 2007 – 23 June 2009 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon II |
| Preceded by | Lucette Michaux-Chevry (indirectly) |
| Succeeded by | None (Position abolished) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1976 Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese French (since 1997) |
| Political party | UMP |
| Spouse | Joseph Zimet |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Rama was the French Secretary of Human Rights from 2007 to 2009, and the Secretary of Sports from 2009 to 2010. She was the Permanent Delegate of France to UNESCO from December 2010 to June 2011. She held the vice-presidency of the centre-right Radical Party up until 25 September 2015. She announced her candidacy in the 2017 French presidential election, but was unable to obtain enough signatures to be a participant in the presidential race. Her campaign was aimed at "the forgotten people" of France.
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