Henri Lopes

Biographical Information
"Ambassador Henri Lopes is a diplomat, politician and writer. He is currently Congo-Brazzaville’s Ambassador to France and holds the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Lopes was Assistant Director General for Culture and Communication and then Deputy Director for Africa at UNESCO from 1981 to 1998. Formally, he was Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo (1973-75) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1972-1973). In 1993, Ambassador Lopes earned the Grand Prix de la Francophonie de l’Académie Française for his overall contribution to literature."


 * Trustee (chair), UNITAR