Seydou Bouda is Executive Director from Burkina Faso for Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Republic of Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal and Togo. Prior to joining the WBG Mr. Bouda served as Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to the United States since 2011. He has served in various capacities in the government of Burkina Faso as, Minister of Health, Minister of Public Service and State Reform, Minister of Economy and Development, Secretary General of the Government and the Cabinet Meeting, Ministry of Economy and Finances, Secretary General of the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Economic Advisor, and Ministry of Planning and Cooperation and Ministry of National Defense.