Lassana Traoré is a former Malian politician and diplomat. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. He was named the foreign minister in June 2002, replacing Modibo Sidibe who had been in that position since 1997. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation Modibo Sidibé (born 7 November 1952) has been the Prime Minister of Mali since September 2007 He was selected as foreign minister by President Amadou Toumani Touré. The chronological list of the Heads of State of Mali is shown below Affiliations Latest election See also General (ret Amadou Toumani Touré (born November 4, 1948 in Mopti, Mali) is the president of Mali. Traoré lasted in his position as foreign minister until being replaced by Moctar Ouane in 2004. Moctar Ouane (born October 11, 1955) is a Malian diplomat and politician
| Preceded by Modibo Sidibé |
Foreign Minister of Mali 2002-2004 |
Succeeded by Moctar Ouane |