Seydou Bouda

Seydou Bouda (born 31 December 1958 ) is a Burkinabé politician who has been Burkina Faso's Ambassador to the United States since 2011. Previously he served in the government of Burkina Faso as Minister of the Economy from 2002 to 2007, as Minister of the Civil Service from 2007 to 2008, and as Minister of Health from 2008 to 2011.

Political career Bouda was born in Poa, located in Boulkiemdé Province. Following the outbreak of the Ivorian Civil War in September 2002, Bouda said that "the eventual economic consequences of the crisis in Ivory Coast will be catastrophic to our country". He was retained as Minister of the Economy and Development in the government appointed on 6 January 2006.

Bouda was appointed as Ambassador to the United States in 2011. He arrived in the United States on 1 September 2011, a day after the departure of his predecessor, Paramanga Ernest Yonli, and presented his credentials on 9 September 2011.