Olubanke King Akerele
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| Olubanke King Akerele | |
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| Preceded by | George Wallace |
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| In office 2006 – 2007 |
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| Born | May 11, 1946 |
| Nationality | Liberian  |
Olubanke King Akerele is a Liberian politician and diplomat. In October 2007, as part of a cabinet reshuffle, Akerele was sworn in as the foreign minister by the President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. She replaced veteran diplomat George Wallace.
Mrs. Akerele peviously served in Mrs. Sirleaf's cabinet as Minister of Commerce and Industry. Prior to that, she spent a twenty year career with the United Nations. She is the granddaughter of Liberia's 16th president, Charles Dunbar Burgess King.
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