Ambassadors of Cameroon - Ambassadors of Cameroon to Russia, Permanent Representatives of Cameroon to the United Nations, Philemon Yang (Paperback)

Chapters: Ambassadors of Cameroon to Russia, Permanent Representatives of Cameroon to the United Nations, Philemon Yang, Ferdinand Oyono, Martin Belinga Eboutou, Mahamat Paba Sale, Michel Tommo Monthe, Anatole Marie Nkou, Andre Ngongang Ouandji. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Philemon Yunji Yang (born June 14, 1947) is a Cameroonian politician who has been Prime Minister of Cameroon since 30 June 2009. He was previously the Assistant Secretary General N 1 of the Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon, with the rank of Minister, from 2004 to 2009. He served in the government from 1975 to 1984 and was Cameroon's Ambassador to Canada from 1984 to 2004. Yang was born in Jikejem-Oku, located in the Bui Department of the Northwest Province of Cameroon. After studying law at the University of Yaounde, he became a prosecutor at the Court of Appeal in Buea in January 1975. He was then appointed as Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration in the government named on June 30, 1975, before being appointed as Minister of Mines and Energy on November 8, 1979. He remained in that position for more than four years before being excluded from the government that was named on February 4, 1984. He then became Ambassador to Canada on 23 October 1984, remaining in that post for 20 years; his title changed to High Commissioner when Cameroon joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1995. He also served as the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Canada for about 10 years. Moreover, he was well respected and liked within the African community in Ottawa, Canada. Yang's time in Ottawa was dedicated to securing more foreign aid for his country, despite human rights abuses and Canadian concerns about corruption. Along with other representatives of African countries, he was pl...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=51150