Odette Melono

Odette Melono is a Cameroonian diplomat who became Deputy Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on January 14, 2019. Melono also served as Ambassador of Cameroon to the Netherlands and Luxembourg and the Permanent Representative of Cameroon to the OPCW, from 2008 to 2018.

Melono was the first full Cameroonian Ambassador to serve in the Netherlands. Melono graduated from the University of Paris X with a Bachelor's and a master's degree in Law before going on to earn a master's degree in Corporate Tax Management from the University of Paris-Dauphine and a master's degree as well as a Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Yaoundé II.