EMBAIXADOR KAYODE GARRICK

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria to Brazil, Kayode Garrick joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in 1976.

He holds a B. A. Hons Degree in French from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), Nigeria, besides English and French, Ambassador Garrick is fluent in German, Portuguese and Italian.

Before his appointment in 2005 as Nigeria's Ambassador to Brazil, he has served as Special Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of the Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of the Department of Southern Africa, Head, Training School of the Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director, Training School of the Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director, Permanent Secretary’s Office and Director of International Affairs and External Security, Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Presidency, Abuja, Nigeria.

In his diplomatic career spanning almost thirty years, Ambassador Garrick has served in several diplomatic missions abroad. These include the Nigerian High Commissions in Lusaka, Zambia and Harare, Zimbabwe, and Nigerian Embassies in Bern, Switzerland; Paris, France and Washington DC, USA.