Margaret Aderinsola Vogt (May 26, 1950 – September 23, 2014), was a Nigerian diplomat and political scientist who served as Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peace-building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) until mid-2013.
[1] A veteran diplomat and scholar on Africa issues, Vogt held a number of high-ranking positions within the United Nations.
Prior to her appointment with BINUCA, she was Deputy Director of the Africa I Division in the Department of Political Affairs at the United Nations Secretariat.
She also worked as Acting Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General at the United Nations Political Office for Somalia.
Additionally, she served as the Director of the Africa Programme at the International Peace Academy, as an Associate Research Professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, as the Director of Studies at the Command and Staff College, Jaji, Nigeria, and as a lecturer at the Nigerian War College and the Institute for Strategic Studies, Kuru, Nigeria.