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Asari Edem Allotey

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Asari Edem Allotey

Ambassador

EDUCATION
1984 Edgerley Memorial Girls Secondary School, Calabar, Cross River State.
1986-1990 University of Cross River State
Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) Hons.
1990 – 1991 Nigeria Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos
1993/1994 Nigeria Foreign Service Academy, Lagos, Nigeria
2011 – 2012 Independent Colleges of Dublin, Ireland.

Masters in Dispute Resolution and Basic Training in Mediation.
FOREIGN SERVICE CAREER PROGRESSION
1994 – 1996 Third Secretary,

Administration Department, Liaison Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lagos, Nigeria
1996-1998 Second Secretary,

Administration Department, Liaison Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lagos, Nigeria
1998- 2000 First Secretary (Political and Economy),

Embassy of Nigeria, Jakarta, Indonesia
2000 – 2002 Counsellor,

Legal and Treaties Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, Nigeria
2002-2003 Counsellor,

Posting and Passages Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, Nigeria.
2003-2007 Senior Counsellor (Political, Economic and Commercial),

Embassy of Nigeria, Cairo, Egypt
2007-2010 Minister Counsellor,

Legal and Treaties Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, Nigeria
2010-2011 Minister Counsellor,

Embassy of Nigeria, Dublin, Ireland
2011-2014 Minister/ Head of Chancery

Embassy of Nigeria, Dublin, Ireland
2014 Assistant Director,

Third United Nations Division, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, Nigeria
2014-2017 Head of Foreign Desk,

Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger-Delta Affairs
2017-2018 Minister,

Embassy of Nigeria, Doha, Qatar
2018-2021 Director,

Office of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, Nigeria
July 2021 – Date Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Republic of Tunisia