Diene Keita
politician and UN-official
Diene Keita (born 19 August 1964) is a Guinean politician and global development leader currently serving as the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. She was appointed to this position by Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres in August 2025, having previously served as Deputy Executive Director for programmes for UNFPA from June 2020. She is the first citizen of Guinea to head a UN agency.
Early life and education
Keita was born on 19 August 1964 in Guinea. She holds a doctorate in law from Sorbonne University in Paris, where she graduated summa cum laude. She also holds a Diploma in Advanced Studies in international economics and development law from Rene Descartes University, Paris, and a master's degree in economic and social administration.
Career
United Nations Development Programme
Keita began her United Nations career in 1990 with the United Nations Development Programme in New York City as a Programme Officer, and from this point, held various successful programmatic leadership positions at the country level, serving as UNDP Deputy Representative and Acting Representative for several years. In 2006, she was UNDP Representative to the African Union and to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia.
United Nations Population Fund
Keita joined UNFPA in 2006 as a Representative in Mauritania, and thereafter served in representative positions in Benin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria. During this time, she successfully oversaw some of UNFPA's largest programmes, expanded strategic partnerships and mobilized critical resources to support the delivery of UNFPA’s work.
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