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The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January

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Adama Diarra<br />

2007-20<strong>11</strong><br />

Adama Diarra served as a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> between November 2007<br />

<strong>and</strong> November 20<strong>11</strong>. At <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> his election, Diarra was President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Malian <strong>Red</strong><br />

<strong>Cross</strong>, which he first joined in 2002. During his time at <strong>the</strong> Malian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>, he worked on a<br />

number <strong>of</strong> issues including: <strong>the</strong> ECOWAS Forum <strong>of</strong> Ministers for Social Development, <strong>the</strong><br />

repatriation <strong>of</strong> Ivorian refugees, <strong>the</strong> creation <strong>of</strong> a law protecting <strong>the</strong> emblem in Mali,<br />

amongst o<strong>the</strong>rs. Before joining <strong>the</strong> Movement, Diarra was Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Agence pour le<br />

Développement Social, <strong>Commission</strong>er at <strong>the</strong> Association Malienne pour la Promotion des<br />

Jeunes <strong>and</strong> Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Société Nationale des Tabas et Allumettes du Mali. He earned a<br />

Master in Public Law in 1984.<br />

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