Mamadou Tangara

Mamadou Tangara
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
29 June 2018
PresidentAdama Barrow
Preceded byOusainou Darboe
In office
23 August 2012  2 November 2012
PresidentYahya Jammeh
Preceded byMambury Njie
Succeeded bySusan Waffa-Ogoo
In office
June 2010  16 April 2012
PresidentYahya Jammeh
Preceded byOusman Jammeh
Succeeded byMambury Njie
Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the United Nations
In office
3 May 2017  29 June 2018
PresidentAdama Barrow
In office
13 September 2013  16 December 2016
PresidentYahya Jammeh
Succeeded bySamsudeen Sarr (acting)
Personal details
Born (1965-06-04) 4 June 1965
Banjul, The Gambia
Alma materUniversity of Limoges
UCLouvain

Mamadou Tangara (born 4 June 1965) is a Gambian diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2018, having previously served in 2012 and from 2010–2012. Tangara also served as Gambian Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2017–2018 and from 2013–2016.