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François Louncény Fall

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa

Ambassador François Louncény Fall of Guinea is the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) since 1st November 2016. He has previously served as SRSG in the Central African Republic (2007-2009) and in Somalia (2005-2007).

Prior to joining UNOCA, Mr. Fall was Vice-Chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission of the South Sudan Peace Agreement (January-October 2016).

Mr. Fall has held several senior-level positions in Guinea, notably as Prime Minister (FebruaryApril 2004), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002-2004; 2012-2016) and Secretary-General of the Presidency (2010-2012). He was the Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations (2000-2002), during which he served as a non-permanent Member of the Security Council.

Mr. Fall holds an MA in International Law from Conakry University (Guinea).

Born on 21 April 1949, he is married with five children.

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