Amara Essy (born December 20, 1944) is a diplomat from Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). He was born in the town of Bouake, in Ivory Coast. Served as the President of the Un Security in Council in January 1990.He served as the president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1994 to 1995. He also served as the foreign minister of Ivory Coast from 1990 until 2000. In 2001 he became secretary-general of the Organisation of African Unity and served in that position until July 2002 when the OAU was transformed into the African Union. He then served as interim Chairman of the Commission of the African Union until 2003. December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Bouak is the second largest city in C te dIvoire. ... The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly on a yearly basis. ... The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Flag of the Organisation of African Unity, later also used by the African Union. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Anthem: Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together Capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Membership 53 member states Official languages The languages of Africa, as well as Arabic, English, French, Portuguese and Swahili Formation - As Organisation of African Unity - As AU - May 25, 1963 - July 9, 2002 Chairman of the African Union... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
AmaraEssy, on Monday September 17, 2001 assumed the leadership of the OAU from Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim at a ceremony held at the General Secretariat of the OAU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Essy and Dr. Salim signed the Handing Over Report comprising of reports from all the departments of the OAU, including the ongoing building construction of the Offices and Conferences Complex and the progress report on the African Union, according to an OAU press release.
AmaraEssy in response stated that he was honored to assume the post of Secretary General and to address such a distinguished audience.
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