D.J.CI.  President  Modeste Gnamé Seri

MODESTE GNAMÉ SERI: Born 1966, Ivory Coast, INSET Banking Institute graduate, American Institute of Banking Center for Advanced Banking Studies graduate. Profession: Banker, political and financial analyst.  President and Founder- D.J. CI. (Diaspora and Youth of Ivory Coast), married, two children.

Like so many of his fellow Ivorians, Modeste SERI has been living in exile due to the over one decade-long violence in the Ivory Coast, whose fundament is no other than the search for political power and economic advantage by irresponsible politicians, which has brought much suffering to this once striving West African nation. He has been a resident of New York in the US since 1993. During this time, he has continued his higher education and, based on his outstanding skills and personal attributes of honesty and commitment has achieved great success in his professional field. Despite all the time spent in the US, Modeste SERI has not forgotten his country of origin. He has monitored the deteriorating situation in the Ivory Coast with great anguish. Convinced that major changes in political and civic attitudes are required to save the people of this land, which was once an example of good governance for West Africa.

In order to bring change to his country, Modeste Seri founded D.J.CI., (Diaspora et Jeunesse de Côte d’Ivoire). This organization rallies mostly young, better educated, democratically minded Ivorians, who are tired of the rapacious and irresponsible politics that have been so damaging to the country in the past.  Inside the Côte d’Ivoire, D.J.CI. is mentoring the development of a grass-roots political reform movement, CUP-CI. Their vision is for a Côte d’Ivoire which is inclusive for all its people, peaceful, democratic, where human rights are respected without ethnic or other discrimination, where economic prosperity, education and social justice can be promoted through a healthy partnership between the people and a clean, accountable and transparent government for a society subjected to a just rule of law. He also sees his country taking up an important role as a global citizen, contributing to the progress of Africa and of global peace.