Sami BOUAKAZEConsul, Deputy Head of Mission, Consulate General of France In Mumbai

Mr. Sami BOUAKAZE is a graduate in Italian Language and Civilisation from the Sorbonne University in Paris. Mr. Bouakaze started his diplomatic career in West Africa, Ghana as a Lecturer and linguistic Attaché at the Embassy of France in Accra, Ghana. He later worked in Nigeria, Mumbai, Paris, Hong Kong, USA, Mexico City. In 2021, he returned back to Bombay assuming the position of Consul, Deputy Head of Mission, Consulate General of France In Mumbai. He speaks English, Spanish, Italian and French. His personal interests include Contemporary Art, Globetrotting, Sociolinguistic and Cinema. He is married and his husband is an educationist and currently Attaché for Cooperation in French Language at the Consulate General of France in Mumbai. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:  

• 1986 – 1988: Lecturer and linguistic Attaché at the Embassy of France in Accra, Ghana  

• 1992 – 1998: Linguistic and Education Attaché at the Embassy of France in Lagos, Nigeria  

• 1998 – 2002: Linguistic and Education Attaché at the Consulate General of France in Mumbai, India  

• 2003 – 2006: Officer in the Protocol and Ceremony Department of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris 

•  2006 – 2010: Deputy Head of Chancery at the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong 

•  2010 – 2014: Head of the Visa Department at the Consulate General of France in New York City, USA  

• 2014 – 2017: Head of Consular Affairs Department at the Consulate General of France in Mexico City, Mexico  

• 2017 – 2021: Head of the Diplomatic Visas Desk in the Visas Policy Sub-Directorate of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris  

• 2021 – Present: Consul, Deputy Head of Mission, Consulate General of France in Mumbai