Michel Kafando (born 18 August 1942) is a Burkinabé diplomat who served as the transitional
President of Burkina Faso from 2014 to 2015. He served in the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1983 and was the Permanent Representative (
Ambassador) of
Burkina Faso to the
United Nations from 1998 to 2011.