AmbassadoR INFORMATION

- Diploma of International Diplomacy, Egyptian Institute       of Diplomatic Studies

- Diploma of International Relations, Institut International D’Administration Publique, Paris

 - Masters Degree in International Organizations' Law,

   Universite de Paris XI

Service particulars :

Sept. 2012                                Ambassador designate to the Unted States of America

2011 – 2012                              Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon

2008 – 2011                              Director General, Egyptian Building Fund Authority,

                                                    Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2004 – 2008                              Ambassador to Australia and non-resident Ambassador to New Zealand, Western Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Marshall Islands.

2002 – 2004                              Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of State for

Foreign Affairs, Cairo.

1997 – 2002                              Counsellor/ Minister Plenipotentiary/ Deputy Permanent Representative, Egyptian Permanent Mission to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva

1995 –1997                               First Secretary, African Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Cairo

1991 – 1995                              First Secretary, Egyptian embassy in Harare

1990 –1991                               Second Secretary, Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cairo

1986 –1990                               Third Secretary/Second Secretary, Egyptian embassy in Washington, DC  

1984-1985                                 Attache,  International Organizations Department,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo

February 1983                          Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Multilateral positions:

Jan– Feb 2002                          President of the Conference on Disarmament

Jan– Mar 2002                          Chairman of the Group of 77 in Geneva

Dec 2001- Mar 2002                   Coordinator, New Agenda Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament

Took part in numerous negotiations, international conferences and meetings in the fields of disarmament, human rights, trade and specialised agencies such the International Labour Organization, The World Health Organization, The World Intellectual Property Organization, The International Telecommunications Union … etc.

Other interests:                        Literature and the arts.

MOHAMED M. TAWFIK
Ambassador of A.R.E. to DC

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