Her Excellency Fatima Braoule Meite is the Ambassador of Mali to Canada, in addition to her role as Permanent Representative of Mali with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). She graduated from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She has a master’s degree in business administration as well as a double major in sociology. Previously, she worked in public health, where her expertise was to ensure the continuity of Maternal, Neonatal, Infant and Adolescent Health (MNIAH) services and the protection of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC). She has worked as a consultant to the UN as well as for EU and Luxembourg cooperation, covering human rights, the advancement of women, decentralization, and poverty alleviation.