The Rumi Forum hosted a discussion with Ambassador Abdoulaye Diop on the nature of Mali and United States relations.
His Excellency Ambassador Abdoulaye Diop was appointed by President Amadou Toumani Toure as Ambassador to the United States, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Urugay and Peru on May 2003. Ambassador Diop is in charge of managing and monitoring the cooperation between Mali and the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund as well. This is Ambassador Diop’s first ambassadorial appointment. However, his entire career has been in diplomatic and foreign relations workings. Indeed, Ambassador Diop served as the diplomatic adviser at the President’s office. In this capacity, he played an active role, working closely with the President, at a period of time when Mali assumed the chairmanship of the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) and the WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union) (2000-2001) at the same time, which boosted the sub-regional integration process. He also monitored the initiatives taken for the creation of the African Union in which Mali played a very active role.
Moderator :
Mr. Tariq Shafi, CPA, has over twenty-five years of accounting and tax experience in the Washington metro area and London, England. He was a tax and accounting manager for six years at a prestigious firm in Old Town Alexandria before venturing out on his own in 1995. Since then, his practice has grown steadily as word has spread about his firm’s high reputation for quality service at a reasonable cost. Mr. Shafi and his staff believe strongly that building ties with the community involve giving their time and effort to worthwhile causes and they are active participants in local charitable and educational institutions.
