Monday, July 11, 2011
Ambassador Serge Mombouli
Serge Mombouli has served as ambassador of the Republic of Congo to the United States since July 2001.
Born on July 22, 1959, in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, Mombouli grew up the son of a diplomat and Congolese statesman, in a family of 10 children.
He graduated with a degree in tourism management from the Superior Institute of Tourism in Paris, France. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in corporate law from the National Conservatory of Arts and Professions.
His career began at Air Afrique in the corporate sales department in Paris.
Later, Mombouli became vice president of AWE Group Inc. in Houston, Texas, and owner of P.I. Travel Corporation.
In 1995, he became vice president of the international operations and project development section of Transworld Consortium Corporation, a Houston-based company.
Two years later, he accepted a position as U.S. spokesman for Denis Sassou Nguesso, president of the Republic of Congo.
Mombouli was appointed charge d’affaires at the Congolese embassy in Washington, D.C., in November 1997.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Official Biography (Embassy of the Republic of Congo)
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