Born: 4/8/1938 Kumasi, Ghana
Kofi Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world." He is the founder and the Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as being the chairman of The Elders, a group founded by Nelson Mandela.
Business / Schooling:
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Macalester College
- MIT Sloan School of Management
- The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Awards / Achievements:
- Many awards and honor doctares. Widely admired for his skills of patience and diplomacy.
