George Obiozor
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George Achulike Obiozor (15 August 1942 – 26 December 2022)[1] was a Nigerian professor and diplomat. Obiozor was the Nigerian Ambassador to the United States. He was the 10th president-general of Ọhaneze Ndigbo; succeeded by Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.
Early life and education
Obiozor was born on 15 August 1942. He attended Awo-Omamma Comprehensive Secondary School from 1959 to 1963.[2] He studied at the Institute of African Studies, and Albert Schweitzer College. He graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1969, and from Columbia University with a Ph.D. in International Affairs.[3]
Career
Obiozor was director-general of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. He later became the High Commissioner to Cyprus, before becoming ambassador to Israel, from 1999 to 2003, then ambassador to the United States, from 2004 to 2008.
Obiozor was elected as the President General of Ohaneze ndi Igbo on 9 January 2021, a socio-cultural group was formed to cater for the welfare of the Igbo nation from Nigeria.
Works
- Uneasy Friendships: Nigeria-United States Relations, Fourth Dimension Pub. Co., 1992, Template:ISBN
- The politics of precarious balancing: an analysis of contending issues in Nigerian domestic and foreign policy, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, 1994, Template:ISBN
- Nigeria and the World: Managing the Politics of Diplomatic Ambivalence in a Changing World. Panatlantic Books, Centre for Human Security. Template:ISBN
Quotes
- "Politics is a concentric series of conspiracies in which the last party to conspire emerges victorious".[4]
Personal life and death
George Obiozor died on 26 December 2022, at the age of 80. He survived by his three children.[5]
References
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- 1942 births
- 2022 deaths
- School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni
- Igbo politicians
- Ambassadors of Nigeria to the United States
- High commissioners of Nigeria to Cyprus
- Ambassadors of Nigeria to Israel
- Commanders of the Order of the Niger
- University of Puget Sound alumni