suzanne ngo-mandong

Short bio Ms. Suzanne Ngo-Mandong 29 Gallop Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 Cell: +1732 668 99 79; 1732 824 7442 Contact: [email protected] Over 35 years of diplomatic, development and humanitarian experience, with increasing managerial and leadership responsibilities at the country, regional and global levels; solid expertise in advocacy and partnership management, youth and resilience strengthening in socio-political context. Her last post was UNFPA Representative in Burundi(2017), with overall responsibilities for UNFPA representation, policy, programme, finance staff and office administration. Before that appointment, she has worked at UNFPA headquarters in New York where she spent 22 years of her career on international development assistance programmes on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Population and Development and Gender. During this period, she held various positions such as Programme Specialist in Africa Division, Special Assistant to the Directors of Africa Division and Africa Regional Office, and Regional Desk Specialist/Adviser in Programme Division of UNFPA at the global level. She has served has Observer in presidential elections in Central African Republic in 1999. Prior to joining UNFPA in 1992, Ms. Ngo-Mandong has held various positions in the Cameroon's Foreign Service in Moscow, Yaounde and New York, contributing to the country’s diplomatic efforts at the bilateral and multilateral levels. Ms. Ngo-Mandong holds a Diploma in International Relations and a Master's Degree in Social Sciences from the Long Island University of New York, USA. She speaks French and English, and is proficient in Russian.

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