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Vatma Vall Mint Soueina
Mauritanian Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
In office
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) – 30 April 2021 (2021-04-30)
Minister of Livestock
In office
2015–2018
Foreign Minister
In office
2015
Minister of Culture and Handicraft
In office
2014–2015
Personal details
Born (1977-08-25) 25 August 1977 (age 46)
Ayoun el Atrous, Mauritania
Alma materUniversity of Nouakchott

Vatma Vall Mint Soueina (born 25 August 1977) is a Mauritanian politician woman who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2015, and as Minister of Livestock from 2015 to 2018.

Early life and education

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Mint Soueina was born on 25 August 1977 in Ayoun el Atrous.[1] She is a member of the blacksmith caste.[2] She studied at the Lycée National in Nouakchott before obtaining a master's degree in English from the University of Nouakchott in 2001.[1]

Career

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Soueina was a high school English teacher from 2001 until 2005, before becoming Professor of American Studies and Literature at the University of Nouakchott in 2005.[1]

In 2014, she was Minister of Culture and Handicraft.[3] Soueina was appointed Foreign Minister in January 2015.[2][4] She presided over the 142nd session of the Arab League Council[5] and the 26th session of the Executive Council of the African UnioninAddis Ababa.[6]

In September 2015, in a cabinet reshuffle by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, she was replaced by Hamadi Ould Meimou and became Minister of Livestock.[1][7][8]

Soueina served as Minister of Livestock until a cabinet reshuffle in October 2018.[9]

She served as ambassador to the Ivory Coast from 2019 to 2021.[10][11]

Personal life

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Soueina is married.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Ministre de l'Elevage" [Minister of Livestock] (in French). Agence Mauritanienne d'Information. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018.
  • ^ a b Boukhars, Anouar (16 June 2016). "As Threats Mount, Can Mauritania's Fragile Stability Hold?". World Politics Review. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  • ^ "VATMA VALL MINT SOUEINA RÉAFFIRME L'ENGAGEMENT DE L'ETAT À PERPÉTUER LE RAYONNEMENT DES VILLES ANCIENNES". Adrar (in French). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  • ^ "Une équipe féminine dirige la diplomatie mauritanienne" [A team of women leads Mauritania's diplomacy] (in French). Alakhbar. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  • ^ "Jordan presides over 143rd session of the Arab League Council's meeting". Jordan News Agency. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  • ^ Bazié, Grégoire B. (27 January 2015). "Union africaine : Réaliser de réels progrès sur l'autonomisation des femmes en 2015" [African Union: Making real progress on women's empowerment in 2015]. Ouaga FM (in French). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  • ^ CONFIDENTIAL- Mauritanie: Vatma Vall Mint Soueina, Ministre de l'Élevage (in French), AFRICA24, 13 September 2016, retrieved 29 September 2021
  • ^ "Mauritania: Cabinet reshuffle affecting ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs". Agence Ecofin. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  • ^ "New Mauritanian Cabinet announced". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  • ^ "Cérémonie de présentation des Lettres de créance de l'Ambassadeur de la République islamique de Mauritanie en Côte d'Ivoire, S.E.Mme VATMA Vall Soueina – Présidence de la république de Côte d'ivoire" [Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials of the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to Côte d'Ivoire, Her Excellency VATMA Vall Soueina]. President of the Ivory Coast (in French). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  • ^ "Diplomatie : L'ambassadeur de la Mauritanie, Soueina Vatma Vall, fait ses adieux au President Ouattara" [Diplomacy: the Mauritanian ambassador says goodbye to President Ouattara]. Government of the Ivory Coast (in French). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

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