New Permanent Representative of Jordan Presents Credentials

The new Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, Walid Obeidat, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

(As provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)

Date of Birth

30 November 1968

Marital Status

Married with two children

Experience

Diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) since 1991:

2024–2025 - Director of the European Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

2020-2024 - Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland

2018-2019 - Director of the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy

2012-2018 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the State of Israel

2009-2012 - Director of Legal Affairs at the MFA

- Intermittently Acting Director namely of the Human Rights Department and the D1epartment of International Organizations

2007-2009 - Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) in the Embassy of Jordan in Paris

2005-2007 - DCM in the Embassy of Jordan in Cairo and Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR)/Permanent Mission of Jordan to the Arab League

2004-2005 - Deputy Director in the Private Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the last three months being Director ad-interim

2002-2004 - DPR at the Permanent Mission of Jordan to the United Nations Office in Geneva

2000-2002 - Diplomat at the Permanent Mission of Jordan in Geneva covering principally the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Human rights, Humanitarian affairs, International Labour Organization, the Conference on Disarmament, and States Parties conventions meetings

1997-2000 - Diplomat in the Private Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1993-1997 - Diplomat at the Permanent Mission of Jordan to the United Nations in New York principally in charge of the work of the Legal Committee (Sixth Committee) and the Social, humanitarian and cultural Committee (Third Committee). Rapporteur of the Sixth Committee in 1995

1992-1993 - Diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs serving in the Legal Department, International Organizations Department and Consular Department

Served as member of National Committees on refugees, human rights, water, borders, Justice and Rule of Law and International Humanitarian Law.

Education

1990–1991 - Jordanian Bar Association training qualifying as a Lawyer in Jordan (currently non-practicing member)

1989–1990 - LL.M. in International Business Law from the University of London (LSE)

1986-1989 - B.A. in Law from the University of Jordan

Languages

Fluent in Arabic, English and French.