![Newly named Junior Minister for Human Rights, Senegalese-born Rama Yade, smiles as she leaves after her first weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris June 20, 2007 following a cabinet Newly named Junior Minister for Human Rights, Senegalese-born Rama Yade, smiles as she leaves after her first weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris June 20, 2007 following a cabinet](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYXYJF/newly-named-junior-minister-for-human-rights-senegalese-born-rama-yade-smiles-as-she-leaves-after-her-first-weekly-cabinet-meeting-at-the-elysee-palace-in-paris-june-20-2007-following-a-cabinet-reshuffle-president-nicolas-sarkozy-sent-a-strong-signal-to-frances-disaffected-minorities-by-appointing-an-outspoken-advocate-of-muslim-women-and-a-woman-of-senegalese-origin-to-his-government-among-frances-most-diverse-ever-upi-photoeco-clement-TYXYJF.jpg)
Newly named Junior Minister for Human Rights, Senegalese-born Rama Yade, smiles as she leaves after her first weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris June 20, 2007 following a cabinet
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Rama Yade on X: "It means a lot to me dear @benjaminhaddad to join! Your work with the @ACFutureEurope is a tremendous asset for relations btw Europe and USA @AtlanticCouncil" / X
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Another female minister to go: French president not swayed by gift of heart-shaped chocolates | Daily Mail Online
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Women to Watch: Rama Yade, First Woman of African Descent to Become Member of the French Cabinet - YouTube
![French Junior Minister for Human Rights Rama Yade answers questions during the closing debate on the last day of the Women's Forum third edition at the Deauville international center in Deauville, Normandy, French Junior Minister for Human Rights Rama Yade answers questions during the closing debate on the last day of the Women's Forum third edition at the Deauville international center in Deauville, Normandy,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E8YNC5/french-junior-minister-for-human-rights-rama-yade-answers-questions-during-the-closing-debate-on-the-last-day-of-the-womens-forum-third-edition-at-the-deauville-international-center-in-deauville-normandy-france-on-october-13-2007-photo-by-thierry-orbanabacapresscom-2E8YNC5.jpg)