Alieu K. Jammeh, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary: Setting a Brighter
Example for The Gambia Foreign Service Development Cooperation
HE Alieu K. Jammeh, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary is setting the pace for
greater opportunities to improving The Gambia’s economy, regional trade, and integration.
Since his appointment as The Gambia’s Ambassador to Sierra Leone, overseeing Liberia and
Cote d'Ivoire, Ambassador Jammeh has drawn his development plans and priorities of the
bilateral cooperation between our dear motherland The Gambia, and the countries he is
assigned to as Ambassador.
Exactly one year since he presented his Letters of Credence to the Liberian President George
Weah, Ambassador Jammeh had an interview with LamToro News during which he
highlighted key areas of cooperation between The Gambia and Liberia. He cited agriculture,
tourism, trade, youth empowerment, etc as his main areas of focus and had a fruitful
discussion with the Liberian leader.
Agriculture is The Gambia's economic backbone and could be the pathway to prosperity, and
regional trade, integration and improved infrastructure will be key to growing this important
sector of our economy. Therefore Ambassador Jammeh is moving on the right path.
Ambassador Jammeh later presented his credentials to the Head of State of Cote d'Ivoire and
advanced The Gambia’s priorities in the areas of cooperation between the two countries.
A few days ago, he welcomed the Gambian leader President Adama Barrow and his
delegation during an official visit to Cote d'Ivoire.
A team of businesspeople and officials of the Gambia Investment and Export Promotion
Agency (GIEPA) joined the President’s delegation and had the opportunity to meet and
discuss possible areas of regional trade and ways of improving the business sector through
bilateral trade agreements, among others. Ambassador Alieu K. Jammeh with maximum
support from the Office of the President, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International
Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, GIEPA and Papa Yusupha Njie, the Honorary Consul
Cote d'Ivoire in The Gambia, has played a key role in ensuring such opportunities become a
reality for The Gambia.
While he was Ambassador to Guinea Bissau from 2019 to 2021, Mr. Jammeh facilitated trade
and transport agreements between The Gambia and Bissau. In Sierra Leone, Ambassador
Jammeh facilitated agreements on trade, immigration and education between The Gambia and
Sierra Leone.
Besides the above, Ambassador Alieu K. Jammeh is the first Gambian to present his Letters
of Credence as Ambassador to the President of Cote d'Ivoire. And President Barrow’s recent
visit to Cote d'Ivoire is the first time in history since the First Republic that a sitting Gambian
president makes an ‘officialvisit‘ to Cote d'Ivoire.
All other visits made by former Gambian presidents were either on Ecowas or AU mission,
but NOT ‘officialvisit‘.
Indeed, Ambassador Jammeh has a great vision and is setting the way for improved bilateral
cooperation, diplomatic ties, and regional trade.
This, and many greater qualities are undoubtedly the main duties of an Ambassador. Mr.
Jammeh is taking the lead in pushing forward The Gambia’s interest at the diplomatic level in
the foreign service.
Ambassador Jammeh is a man of pragmatic personality, he knows his tasks as Ambassador
and is working towards achieving his desired objectives. His passion for development and
love for his country are unquestionable as he has demonstrated it in every task assigned to
him by The Gambia government. He strongly believes in harnessing the potentials of the
objectives available in South-South Cooperation. Thumbs-up Ambassador Jammeh for setting
a good example. You lead and others follow. Keep up the momentum!
byAssan Sallah
