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Obinna Chiedu Onowu

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Obinna Chiedu Onowu

Ambassador

H.E. Obinna Chiedu Onowu is the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Kingdom of Belgium, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the European Union. He holds law degrees, LL.B. (Hons), B.L., and LLM.

Formerly Charge d’Affaires en-titre of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Burundi, Ambassador Onowu has also served as Minister at the Embassy of Nigeria to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and as Legal Adviser and Alternate Political Coordinator to Nigeria’s delegation to the UN Security Council. Additionally, he has served in Nigeria’s Missions in the United Kingdom, Johannesburg, South Africa as well as the Nigerian Permanent Missions to the UN, New York and Geneva, Switzerland.

At Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, Ambassador Onowu’s assignment included Acting Director in the Office of the Permanent Secretary, as well as Officer in the European Affairs, and Legal and Treaties Divisions. He also served in the Multilateral Economic Cooperation Division (MECD).