Kamissa Camara

Biography

Ambassador Kamissa Camara serves as a professor of practice in International Diplomacy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan. In her role, she brings real-world experience to the theoretical underpinnings of international diplomacy studies. Parallel to this, she contributes her expertise as a senior Africa adviser at the United States Institute of Peace and as a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute. 

Ambassador Camara has held strategic roles within the Malian government. She notably served as the minister of foreign affairs and chief of staff to the President of Mali and as minister of digital economy and planning. These high-profile positions cemented her status as a leading authority on African politics and international relations. 

Beyond academia and public service, Ambassador Camara is an influential voice in global media circles. She contributes to CNN, Aljazeera, and the BBC, among others, on African and global politics. Ambassador Camara is currently finalizing her doctoral studies in political science at the University of Oxford, underscoring her commitment to blending academic rigor with practical diplomacy.