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New Permanent Representative of Egypt Presents Credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, Ihab Moustafa Awad Moustafa, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
(As provided by the Permanent Mission of Egypt)
Ambassador Ihab Moustafa Awad Moustafa
Diplomatic Career
| December 2025 - present | Ambassador, Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the U.N. New York |
| 2023 - November 2025 | Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Affairs |
| 2021 – 2023 | Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| 2018 – December 2021 | Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for U.N. Affairs |
| 2016 – 2018 | Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the U.N. New York |
| 2007 – 2015 | Senior Officer, United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) |
| 2007 | Political Officer, Africa Division, Office of Operations United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations |
| 2003 – 2007 | Second Secretary/First Secretary Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the U.N. New York |
| 2002 | Second Secretary, Department of Multilateral Relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo |
| 2000 – 2002 | Second Secretary, Department of International Economic Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo |
| 1996 – 2002 | Third Secretary Embassy of Egypt, New Delhi, India |
| 1995 | Attaché Department of Sudan Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo |
| 1994 -1995 | Attaché Department of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo |
Education and Academic Degrees
| 1996 | M.A. in International Relations Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, University of Malta |
| 1992 | Bachelor of Arts in Political Science American University in Cairo |
| 1987 | High School Diploma Los Altos High School, Los Angeles, California |
Personal
| Marital Status | Married with 2 sons |