Rama Yade | |
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 Rama Yade in 2010 | |
| Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France | |
| In office 21 March 2010 – 18 December 2015 | |
| President | Jean-Paul Huchon |
| Ambassador of France to UNESCO | |
| In office 22 December 2010 – 30 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Colonna |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Rondeau |
| Secretary of State for Sports | |
| In office 23 June 2009 – 13 November 2010 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Preceded by | Bernard Laporte |
| Succeeded by | Chantal Jouanno |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights | |
| In office 19 June 2007 – 23 June 2009 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon II |
| Preceded by | Lucette Michaux-Chevry (indirectly) |
| Succeeded by | None (Position abolished) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1976 Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese French (since 1997) |
| Political party | UMP |
| Spouse | Joseph Zimet |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Rama Yade (born Mame Ramatoulaye Yade; 13 December 1976) is a Senegalese-born French politician and author who has been director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center since 2021.[1]
Rama was the French Secretary of Human Rights from 2007 to 2009, and the Secretary of Sports from 2009 to 2010. She was the Permanent Delegate of France to UNESCO from December 2010 to June 2011. She held the vice-presidency of the centre-right Radical Party up until 25 September 2015.[2] She announced her candidacy in the 2017 French presidential election, but was unable to obtain enough signatures to be a participant in the presidential race.[3][4] Her campaign was aimed at "the forgotten people" of France.[5]
- ^ Ambassador Rama Yade named director of Atlantic Council’s Africa Center Atlantic Council, press release of 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Gérard Depardieu to return French passport" (Press release). The Telegraph. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Rama Yade candidate à l'élection présidentielle de 2017". L'Express. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Rama Yade: "On n'a pas attrapé la lune mais on a touché les étoiles.Merci aux élus et à ceux qui se sont démenés pendant ces 8 mois pour m'aider"". Twitter. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "4 Vérités - Rama Yade veut représenter "la France des oubliés"". France TV Info. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.