Simeon Aké (4 January 1932 in Bingerville – 8 January 2003 in Abidjan) was an Ivorian politician. Simeon Aké studied law in the University of Dakar in Senegal, and gained his certificate in 1957. Aké began his political career as Director of Protocol of State in from 1959 until 1960, when Côte d'Ivoire gained independence. He served as a diplomat in its embassy in New York City in 1961–63, and then as ambassador in London, 1964–66, with responsibility for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. In 1966 he was appointed ambassador of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Nations. He headed, in this capacity, the UN visiting mission to Spanish Sahara in 1975. From 1977 to 1990, he served as Foreign Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, under President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. He was a member of the Directing Committee and Political Bureau of the Parti Démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI). External links Biography African People Database 1932 births 2003 deaths Government ministers of Ivory Coast Cheikh Anta Diop University alumni 20th-century Ivorian lawyers Permanent Representatives of Ivory Coast to the United Nations Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally politicians Ambassadors of Ivory Coast to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Ivory Coast to Denmark Ambassadors of Ivory Coast to Sweden Ambassadors of Ivory Coast to Norway Foreign Ministers of Ivory Coast People from Bingerville 20th-century Ivorian politicians