Tertius Zongo

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Tertius Zongo is an ambassador from Burkina Faso. He is currently ambassador to the United States and has been since January 2002. Zongo has an extensive background in economics and accounting. He most recently served as the minister of Economy and Finances (1997-2001) and as the minister of Budget and Planning (1995-1997) at the Ministry of Economy. He also served as governor for Burkina Faso to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the African Development Bank and the Islamic Bank of Development. In 1992, he worked as director general of Cooperation at the Ministry of Finances and Planing and as chief of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation from 1988 to 1992. He has also been a professor of accounting, business economy and financial analysis at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. Ambassador Zongo holds a master’s degree in economic sciences from the Institute of Enterprises Administration in France.

See also:

• Ambassadors to the United States
• Politics of Burkina Faso