Papa Diop (diplomat)

Papa Diop
Diop in 2021
Ambassador of Senegal to Poland
Assumed office
January 10, 2020
Ambassador of Senegal to Ukraine
Assumed office
December 9, 2021
Ambassador of Senegal to the Czech Republic
Assumed office
September 1, 2021
Personal details
Born
Senegal

Papa Diop is a Senegalese diplomat serving as the ambassador of Senegal to Poland, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic.

Biography

Diop began his diplomatic career in 2000 as an intern at the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations in Geneva.[1]

On January 10, 2020, he presented his credentials to President of Poland Andrzej Duda.[2] That same year, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Senegal to Poland.[3][4] Since September 1, 2021, Diop has been the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Senegal to the Czech Republic on a part-time basis.[5][6] That same day, he received the same title to become the Senegalese ambassador to Ukraine.[7] In December 2021, he presented his credentials to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[8] On December 10, 2021, Diop attended the opening of the honorary consulate of Senegal in Ternopil.[9]

In 2022, Diop attended a conference about Ukrainian-African collaboration in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine hosted by Western Ukrainian National University.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, Fifty-first Session (Geneva, 2-6 October 2000): List of Participants/Liste de participants". UNHCR UK. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  2. ^ "Prezydent przyjął listy uwierzytelniające od ambasadorów siedmiu państw". Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  3. ^ English, Map (2020-12-08). "Ambassadors Accredited to Poland Commend Morocco's Strategic Role and Commitment to Regional Peace and Stability". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  4. ^ FADLI Taibi, archos technology (2020-06-24). "African and European Ambassadors in Poland Highly Welcome Royal Initiative for African Countries". MapNews (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  5. ^ actu, Dakar. "Les nominations en conseil des ministres du Mercredi 1er Septembre 2021". DAKARACTU.COM (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  6. ^ "DPLOMATIC LIST". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Diplomatic Protocol. August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  7. ^ "Директор УДЦМО Олена Шаповалова обговорила питання співпраці з Послом Республіки Сенегал в Україні, Польщі та Чеській республіці паном Папа Діопом – Навчання в Україні" (in Ukrainian). 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  8. ^ "Volodymyr Zelenskyy received credentials from ambassadors of a number of states — Official website of the President of Ukraine". Official website of the President of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  9. ^ Admin (2021-12-10). "В Тернополі відкрили Почесне консульство Республіки Сенегал". обласТь (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  10. ^ Сенегал, Почесне Консульство Республіки (2022-05-21). "Дискусійна платформа Україна–країни Африки". CONSULAT HONORAIRE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU SÉNÉGAL EN UKRAINE (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-08-25.