LEAD. Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database

Foreign Minister · Mali

Lassana Traoré

2 recorded engagements, 2002–2003: 2 visits.

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2Engagements
2Visits
0Phone calls
0Video conferences
0Signed agreements
1Destination countries
2Multilateral summits
2002–2003Years in LEAD

Biography

Malian politician and diplomat

Lassana Traoré (born 1945) is a Malian political figure and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali from 2002 to 2004.

Traoré was born in Bamako. During the rule of Moussa Traoré, he was Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic; subsequently he was head of the cabinet of Amadou Toumani Touré during Touré's transitional military rule from 1991 to 1992.

Traoré was Touré's campaign director during the 2002 presidential election, and after Touré's victory, he appointed Traoré as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Malians Living Abroad in the government named on June 14, 2002. Traoré served as Foreign Minister until he was replaced by Moctar Ouane in 2004.

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Where they travelled

Mali   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • United States of America2

Discussion topics

  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs2
  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations2

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2002-09-19Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2003-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Lassana Traoré leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/lassana-traore.html]