Dembo M. Badjie (born 1952) is a retired Gambian civil servant and diplomat. He entered the Gambian Government in 1970, taking a break to study Political Science and Economics at Rust College, followed by postgraduate studies at Glasgow Caledonian University.[2] He reentered the civil service in 1978, serving in several ministries, including local government and education.[1] In 1983, he had a daughter, Fatim Badjie, who is also a Gambian politician.[3]

Dembo M. Badjie
Gambian Ambassador to China
In office
2016–2017[2]
Gambian Ambassador to India
In office
2010–2016
Gambian Ambassador to Sierra Leone
In office
2004–2010
Personal details
Born1952
The Gambia
ChildrenFatim Badjie
Alma materRust College (BA)
Glasgow College of Technology (Diploma)

He eventually joined the foreign service, serving as the first secretary of the Gambian embassy in Brussels and the Gambian mission to the United Nations.[1] He became Ambassador to Sierra Leone in 2004.

In 2010, he was moved to be the Gambian ambassador to India (also serving Bangladesh and Myanmar), in 2010,[1] before entering the Gambian embassy in China in 2016, after the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries.[2]

In 2017, he retired and wrote a book, Outlook on Governance & Administration in The Gambia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "India-Africa Relations in the 21st Century" (PDF). O. P. Jindal Global University. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Dembo Badjie is Gambia's new Ambassador to China - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia". thepoint.gm.
  3. ^ Arnold Hughes; David Perfect (11 September 2008). Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6260-9.
  4. ^ "BOOK LAUNCH: Dembo Badjie Launches Book On Governance". 28 December 2017.