NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF EGYPT PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF EGYPT PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
19990602 Biographical NoteAhmed Aboul Gheit, the new Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Since 1996, Mr. Aboul Gheit has been the Assistant Foreign Minister of Egypt for Cabinet Affairs. Between 1992 and 1996, he served as Egypt's Ambassador to Italy/Macedonia/San Marino and representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome. He served as Chef de Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt from 1990 to 1992 and as Political Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt from 1989 to 1990.
Prior to those duties, Mr. Aboul Gheit was Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1987-1989); Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations (1985-1987); Political Adviser to the Prime Minister of Egypt (1984-1985); and Political Adviser to the Minster of Foreign Affairs of Egypt (1982-1984).
After joining the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1965, Mr. Aboul Gheit became Attache-Third Secretary at the Egyptian Embassy in Cyprus in 1968, where he served until 1972. He later served as a member of the staff of the Adviser to the President on National Security Affairs (1972- 1974); Second-First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations (1974-1977); Counsellor, Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Aide (1977-1979); and Political Counsellor, Embassy of Egypt in Moscow (1979-1982).
Born on 12 June 1942 in Heliopolis, Egypt, Mr. Aboul Gheit obtained a bachelor's degree in economics at Ainshams University, Cairo. He is married and has two children.
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