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Modupe Irele
Modupe Enitan Irele is a Nigerian diplomat and current Nigerian Ambassador to France,[1] becoming the first female to hold the role since the diplomatic mission appointed its first representative in 1966.[2][3] She was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari on 20 October 2016,[4] and presented her credentials to President Macron on 18 December 2017.[5] Career and educationModupe Irele was born in Nigeria, and gained her Bachelor’s Degree in English with a minor in French from the University of Ibadan. She proceeded to gain her Master's from the same institution. Modupe earned a second Master's degree in education from University College Dublin. In 1996, she earned her doctorate from Penn State University focusing on Online Learning and Teacher Training.[6][7] Irele began her career in banking, spending 15 years as a retail banker, before venturing into education consulting. She runs her own educational consulting practice in Nigeria, Key Learning Solutions[8] and served in the Faculty of Department and Learning and Performance Systems at the Penn State University Department of Education.[9] References
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