Dominique Awono Essama

Dominique Awono Essama is a Cameroonian diplomat who has been Cameroon's Ambassador to Italy since 2008. Awono Essama graduated from the International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC)^[when?] and held a post at Cameroon's Embassy to the Netherlands before being moved to a post at the Embassy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] He was Head of State Protocol for ten years before President Paul Biya appointed him as Ambassador to Italy to replace Michael Kima Tabong[2] on 9 June 2008. He presented his credentials to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on 21 January 2009.[3] Awono Essama was additionally accredited as Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), based in Rome, on 21 November 2009.[4]

See also

• List of diplomatic missions of Cameroon
• Politics of Cameroon

References

1. Jeune Afrique économie, Issues 284–290 (1999), page 121 (in French).
2. Jean Francis Belibi, "Diplomatie : De nouveaux ambassadeurs à Rome et à Alger" Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Mutations, 10 June 2008 (in French).
3. "Dominique Awono Essama prend ses fonctions à Rome" Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, Cameroon Tribune, 9 February 2009 (in French).
4. List of permanent representatives to the FAO by seniority Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, FAO website.