The Ambassador

Mrs. Cissé Mint Cheikh Ould Boide Mauritania’s Ambassador to the United States was born on January 1, 1970, in Nouakchott, Mauritania. 

Prior to her appointment as Mauritania’s Ambassador to the United States in March 2021, Mrs. Cissé Mint Cheikh Ould Boide served as Mauritania’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, from 2019-2021. 

From 2014-2018 Mrs. Boide worked as an international consultant in the policy and strategy field as well as management, project evaluation and sustainable development. 

She served as Mauritania’s Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from 2009-2013. 

From 2007-2009, Mrs. Boide was the Director of Tourism in Mauritania’s Ministry of Commerce, Craft, and Tourism.    

Mrs. Boide earned her Doctorate post Graduate Degree in Strategic and Operational Management of Supply Logistics DESS from the Institute of Industrial Management in Lille 1993-1995 France. 

Mrs. Boide studied at the University of Lille where she obtained a Level Diploma in Tourism Development and Planning Areas, Culture and Sport 1992-1993, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Administration and Management in Tourism and Hotel enterprises from the International Institute of Tourism in Tangier, Morocco, ISIT from 1988 to 1992.

Accreditation countries

The Country	Place of state accreditation
Washington DC, USA United States of America	Washington, D.C. USA
Republic of Mexico	Washington, D.C. USA