Fatima Djibo Sidikou
{{Short description|Nigerien diplomat}}
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Fatima Djibo Sidikou is a Nigerien diplomat. Having served in a variety of diplomatic posts in the United States and at the United Nations Office at Geneva, she most recently served as Niger's ambassador to Senegal from 2019 to 2022.
Career
Sidikou first joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-10-04|title=LA NOUVELLE REPRÉSENTANTE PERMANENTE DU NIGER PRÉSENTE SES LETTRES DE CRÉANCE|url=http://www.tamtaminfo.com/la-nouvelle-representante-permanente-du-niger-presente-ses-lettres-de-creance/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205043743/http://www.tamtaminfo.com/la-nouvelle-representante-permanente-du-niger-presente-ses-lettres-de-creance/|archive-date=2016-02-05|access-date=|website=Tamtam Info|language=fr}}
From 2002 to 2012 she worked at the Nigerien Embassy in the United States, where she served as first counselor and chargé d'affaires.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2012|title=Sidikou, Maman S.|url=http://www.allgov.com/officials/sidikou-maman-s?officialid=29552|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=AllGov}} She also helped represent Niger at UNESCO from 2007 to 2012.
She became president of the Association of Pastoralists in Niger in 2012. The following year, she took over leadership of the Permanent Secretariat of the Rural Code, which supports agricultural producers.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2013-10-09|title=Interview with Fatima Sidikou|url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/fdfa/fdfa/aktuell/news.html/content/deza/en/meta/news/2013/10/9/interview-mit-fatima-sidikou|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Federal Department of Foreign Affairs|language=en}}
Sidikou was appointed permanent representative of Niger to the United Nations Office at Geneva in 2015. She has also simultaneously served as Nigerien ambassador to Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-01-09|title=Meet the New Ambassador of the Republic of Niger to Austria: H.E. Ms. Fatima Sidikou|url=https://www.vindobona.org/article/meet-the-new-ambassador-of-the-republic-of-niger-to-austria-he-ms-fatima-sidikou|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Vindobona|language=en}}
In 2019, she succeeded the late {{Interlanguage link|Hassane Kounou|lt=|fr||WD=}} as Niger's ambassador to Senegal.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-10-14|title=Diplomatie : L'ambassadeur du Niger au Sénégal présente ses lettres de créances au Président Macky Sall|url=http://www.lesahel.org/diplomatie-lambassadeur-du-niger-au-senegal-presente-ses-lettres-de-creances-au-president-macky-sall/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Le Sahel|language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-01-10|title=Ces nouveaux ambassadeurs du Niger nommés aux Etats-Unis, au Sénégal et en Afrique du Sud|url=https://www.niameyetles2jours.com/la-gestion-publique/politique/1001-3333-ces-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-du-niger-nommes-aux-etats-unis-au-senegal-et-en-afrique-du-sud|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Niamey et les 2 jours|language=fr-fr}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-12-28|title=COMMUNIQUE DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU VENDREDI 28 DÉCEMBRE 2018|url=http://www.anp.ne/index.php/article/communique-du-conseil-des-ministres-du-vendredi-28-decembre-2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Agence Nigérienne de Presse|language=fr}}{{Cite web|date=2018-12-28|title=Six nouveaux ambassadeurs ont été nommés|url=https://www.jeunessinfo.com/six-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-ont-ete-nommes/|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Jeunesse Info|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2021-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518010040/https://www.jeunessinfo.com/six-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-ont-ete-nommes/|url-status=dead}} She was later also accredited to represent her country in Guinea-Bissau in 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-19 |title=Présentation de lettre de créance |url=https://www.ambassadeniger-sn.org/affactualite.php?id=24 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Republique du Niger Ambassade du Niger au Senegal |language=fr}} In 2022, she was replaced by Ambassador Abbami Ari.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-22 |title=Diplomatie : L'Ambassadeur Du Niger Au Sénégal Présente Ses Lettres De Créances Au Président Macky Sall. |url=https://www.ambassadeniger-sn.org/affactualite.php?id=30 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Republique du Niger Ambassade du Niger au Senegal |language=fr}}
Personal life
A Fulani, Sidikou is from a pastoralist community in northern Niger. She is married to fellow diplomat Maman Sambo Sidikou.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2012-03-04|title=Ambassador from Niger: Who Is Maman S. Sidikou?|url=http://www.allgov.com/news?news=844121|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=AllGov}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 2014|title=Ambassador's Directory 2014|url=https://washingtonlife.com/2014/10/07/feature-do-you-know-embassy-row/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Washington Life Magazine|language=en-US}} They have two children.{{Cite news|last=Easton|first=Peter|date=September 2014|title=Ambassador Maman Sidikou Accepts New Assignment with the African Union|work=The Camel Express|url=http://www.friendsofniger.org/pdf/CEX_Sep_2014.pdf|access-date=2021-02-11|archive-date=2023-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305133215/http://www.friendsofniger.org/pdf/CEX_Sep_2014.pdf|url-status=dead}}
References
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Category:Nigerien women in politics
Category:Ambassadors of Niger to the United States
Category:Nigerien women ambassadors
Category:Ambassadors of Niger to Senegal
Category:Ambassadors of Niger to Switzerland
Category:Ambassadors of Niger to Austria
Category:Ambassadors of Niger to Liechtenstein
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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