CURRICULUM VITAE OF MR. GEOFFREY ONYEAMA

Date of Birth:February 2, 1956
Nationality:Nigerian
Family status:Married with three children

Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science, Columbia University (Columbia College),
New York, USA, (1977)
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Law, Cambridge University (St. John’s College), Cambridge,
United Kingdom (1980)
Master of Laws (LL.M), Law, University of London (London School of Economics and Political
Science (LSE), London, United Kingdom (1982)
Master of Arts (MA), Law, Cambridge University (St. John’s College), Cambridge,
United Kingdom (1984)
Academic Recognition
:
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Dean’s List of Columbia College, Columbia University, New York, USA
Professional Qualification
:
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Barrister-at-law, Gray’s Inn, London, United Kingdom (1981)
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Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Nigerian Law School, Lagos,
Nigeria (1983)
Work Experience:
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Research Officer, Nigerian Law Reform Commission, Lagos, Nigeria,
(1983-1984)
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Law Practitioner, Mogboh and Associates, Enugu, Nigeria (1984-1985)

1985 to present
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
1985-1986 - Assistant Program Officer, Development Cooperation and External
Relations, Bureau for Africa and Western Asia
(The Bureau was renamed the Development Cooperation and External Relations Bureau for
Africa at the end of 1985)
1986-1990 - Program Officer, Development Cooperation and External Relations
Bureau for Africa
1990-1996 - Senior Program Officer, Development Cooperation and External
Relations Bureau for Africa
1996-1998 - Senior Counsellor, Development Cooperation and External Relations
Bureau for Africa
(The Bureau was renamed the Cooperation for Development Bureau for Africa at the end of
1997)
1998 - Deputy Director, Cooperation for Development Bureau for Africa
1998-1999 - Acting Director, Cooperation for Development Bureau for Africa
(The Bureau was renamed the Economic Development Bureau for Africa at the end of 2003)
1999-2006 - Director, Cooperation for Development Bureau for Africa
2006-2009 - Assistant Director General, Coordination Sector for External Relations,
Industry, Communications and Public Outreach.
Responsible for: coordinating relations with United Nations (UN)
organizations, other intergovernmental organizations, industry, non-
governmental organizations (NGOs); and responsible for
communication, public outreach, media relations and gender focal point.
* In this capacity, initiated, in 2008, with the International Federation of
Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO), the process within
WIPO that culminated in the adoption of the Marrakesh Treaty to
Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind,
Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled
2006-2012 Responsible, during various periods, for the WIPO External Offices in
Brussels, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Tokyo and
Washington, D.C.

1/12/2009 to - Deputy Director General, Development Sector.
present
Responsible for: the regional bureaus for Africa, Arab Countries, Asia
and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean; the Least-Developed
Countries Division (LDCs); the Development Agenda Coordination
Division (DACD); the WIPO Academy and the Special Projects Division.
Languages:
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English, French, German and Igbo






Osita Okechukwu lost as a ministerial nominee in preference to Onyeama because Onyeama is friend with President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff Abba Kyari.
Both attended Cambridge University in the 1980s and have been close friends ever since.I think from his credential,he is better than Osita Okechukwu .Congrats Chief Onyeama.Long live Coal City,long live Nigeria.

Congratz to him

Congrats to him

PMB is the man of the year.