Ramtane Lamamra (: رمطان لعمامرة; born 15 June 1952) is an Algerian diplomat who has been serving as ' Personal Envoy for Sudan since 2023.
Lamamra previously served as the 's from 2008 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2017 and briefly in March 2019.
Early life and education
[]Born at in , Lamamra studied at the in .
Career
[]Lamamra was appointed as Algeria's Ambassador to and , as well the and the , in 1989. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the from 1992 to 1993. Subsequently, he was appointed as Algeria's Permanent Representative to the in 1993, and he served as Ambassador to the from 1996 to 1999.
From 1 August 2005 until 7 July 2007 he was Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was elected as the African Union's Commissioner for Peace and Security in early 2008, taking office on 28 April 2008. He succeeded another Algerian diplomat, , in that post.
Lamamra was appointed to the Algerian government as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 11 September 2013; consequently he left his post as AU Commissioner for Peace and Security.
After nearly four years as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lamamra was dismissed from the government on 25 May 2017.
Later career
[]On 5 October 2017, Lamamra was appointed by the Chairperson of the , Moussa Faki Mahamat, as the High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa. Recently, he also became a member of the High-Level Group of the Africa-Europe Foundation.
Since 2017, Lamamra has been a member of the High-level Advisory Board of the United Nations Secretary-General on Mediation. Between 2018 and 2021, he served as a Member of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan, South Sudan and the Horn of Africa.
On 7 July 2021, his return to the post of foreign minister was announced, as part of a cabinet reshuffle.
Lamamra is a member of the and the University Club of Washington DC.
Other activities
[]- Africa Europe Foundation (AEF), Member of the High-Level Group of Personalities on Africa-Europe Relations (since 2020)
Honours
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: Grand Cross of 
: Commander of the 
: Commander of the
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