Joy Uche Angela Ogwu was born on August 22,1946 and is a former foreign minister of Nigeria and a former permanent representative of Nigeria to the United Nations in New York from 2008 to 2017.
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Joy Ogwu is the first woman to hold the post of Permanent Representative to the United Nations from Nigeria.
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Joy Ogwu has advised the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research on disarmament issues and has published books promoting more African ties to Latin America.
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Joy Ogwu is the former chair of the board of trustees of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research.
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Joy Ogwu was appointed Foreign Minister by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on August 30,2006.
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In 2008, Joy Ogwu became the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN in New York City.
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Joy Ogwu was the President of the UN Security Council in July 2010 and in October 2011.
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Joy Ogwu is the former president of the executive board of the UN Women Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
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Joy Ogwu obtained her BA and MA in political science from Rutgers University.
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Joy Ogwu started her career as an assistant lecturer, at the Nigerian National War College and the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies.
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Joy Ogwu subsequently joined the NIIA as a lecturer, obtaining a research fellowship during which she authored her first book, Nigerian Foreign Policy: Alternative Futures.
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Joy Ogwu eventually headed the research department in International Politics, leading on to her role as the first female Director General.
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Professor Joy Ogwu's career has been distinct in its additional focus on the developing countries of Latin America, enabling an investigation into the possibilities of a proficient South-South relationship between Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.