Adoga Onah
Adoga Onah | |
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Born |
Okpoma, Cross River State, Nigeria | January 20, 1940
Died |
May 28, 2009 69) Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria | (aged
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | St Peter's College, Oxford |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Political party | People's Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Justina Onah |
Adoga Augustine Onah (born 20 January 1940) was a former Nigerian Ambassador whose diplomatic postings included Sweden, the Philippines, and the United States.[1][2][3]
Education and personal life
Born in Okpoma, Cross River State, Nigeria, Onah studied Politics and International Relations on scholarship at St Peter's College, Oxford before embarking on his diplomatic career. He served at postings in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America.[1][4]
Career
Onah served as Nigerian ambassador to Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[5][6][7]
In 1993, Onah began a five-year posting to the United States, where he represented Nigeria during the Clinton Administration.[8][9][10][11]
References
- 1 2 "St. Peters College, University of Oxford - Notable Alumni – Politics and Diplomacy".
- ↑ "Diplomatic List, Fall 1997".
- ↑ Onah, Adoga (6 July 1995). "SOUR GRAPES' IN NIGERIA?". The Washington Post.
- ↑ "University of Illinois at Chicago Library".
- ↑ "Reception by Nigerian ambassador".
- ↑ "Nigerian Embassy Equatorial Guinea, Chronicle of Ambassadors".
- ↑ Group, Taylor & Francis. "The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe". Taylor & Francis – via Google Books.
- ↑ Morrison, James (25 September 1997). "Embassy Row". The Washington Times.
- ↑ "UPenn Africana Studies".
- ↑ "Institute for Public Relations" (PDF).
- ↑ "U.S. State Department Diplomatic List – Winter 1998".
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