Ambassador Marie-Pierre Lloyd has been nominated for the position of Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union Commission elections due to be held during the 18th Ordinary Summit of the African Union currently being held, in Addis Abba, Ethiopia.

Ambassador Lloyd, who is currently attending the AU Summit with the Seychelles delegation, was nominated for the post by the Seychelles Government last year and is currently one of five remaining candidates following earlier elimination rounds.

“Ambassador Lloyd’s strong progress as a serious candidate for this eminent post is a testament to the calibre of professionals that Seychelles can offer the African Union and indeed the wider international community,” said the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Paul Adam,

“Her hard work and wealth of experience, particularly in the fields of social development, has made her one of the strongest candidates for this post and her successful navigation of the complicated and highly competitive process is in itself, a huge victory for Africa’s smallest nation whether or not her nomination is