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GUATEMALA - H.E. Jorge Skinner-Klée Arenales

Credentials: 09.03.2023

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Born on December 11, 1957
Single, five children

EDUCATION

• Columbia College, New York – B.A. (Leave of Absence)
• Rafael Landívar University – Degree in Law and Social Studies (Licenciatura) Lawyer and Notary Public; Guatemala City, Guatemala 1984
• Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies – Joint Diploma SAIS/UNDP Washington D.C
• LL.M. – Columbia University School of Law, New York

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019-2022: Ambassador to the Netherlands
2019-2020: Agent of Guatemala before the International Court of Justice in the case concerning
“Guatemala’s Territorial, Insular and Maritime Claim (Guatemala/Belize)”
2016-2019: Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations in New York
2012-2016: Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Dutchy of Luxemburg and Head of Mission to the European Union
2008-2012: Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the Organization of American States – OAS
2004-2008: Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations in New York
2004: Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
2003-2004: Ambassador to Honduras
2000-2003: Ambassador to Belize
1998-2000: Ambassador to Canada
1993-1998: Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
1985-1987: Legal Advisor of the Embassy of Guatemala to the United States, concurrently as Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Minister Counsellor)
1985-1987: Alternate Delegate – Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the Organization of American States – OAS (Minister Counsellor)

OTHER ROLES

• Advisor of the National Coffee Association of Guatemala (1990-1993)
• Partner Skinner-Klée & Ruiz Law-firm: Private Practice as a Lawyer and Notary Public (1988- 1992)
• Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Counsellor to the Directorate of Legal Affairs and International Treaties (1989-1992);
• Lecturer of Private International Law y Assistant Lecturer on Public International Law, Law School, Rafael Landívar University (1988-1992)
• Legal Advisor- Licorera Centroamericana, S.A. & Melazas de Escuintla, S.A. (1978-1980)

Fotos: HBF

Credentials: 13.01.2020

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Date of birth: 11 June 1959

Nationality: Andorra

Married to Rosa Peireto Torrelles, 3 sons

Languages: English, French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese

EDUCATION

04/1984 Universitat de Barcelona - Degree on Economics
10/2001 Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) - MBA
10/2006 Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) - Diploma on Optometry
06/2014 Universitat Oberta de Catalunta (UOC) - Master in Political Science
03/2013 Stanford University - Course of Game Theory
02/2015 Stanford University - Course of Game Theory; Advanced Applications
09/2014 University of Michigan - Course of Model Thinking
03/2017 Columbia University - Economics of Money and Banking
04/2017 Yale University - Financial Markets

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Manager Director Exxon-Mobil gas station retail (Principality of Andorra) 1987/1993
• Manager Director electronic stores Quars (Principality of Andorra) 1993/2005
• Manager Director Quick (fast food Principality of Andorra)1993/2001
• Member of the board INAF (Institut Andorra de Finances Supervisor of banking)2005
• President of the board. FEDA (Forces Electriques d’Andorra).1994
• President Executive ENGAS (GPL/GNL distribution). Member of the board of directors. 1990/….
• CEO Grup Quars Holding 2011/….
• Member of the board of director of Andbank. Member of compliance comitee. 2015/…

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• 1987/1997 Professor in Public Finances of UNED (Universitat Nacional a Distancia).
• 1987/1997 Professor in Macro and Micro economics of UNED (Universitat Nacional a Distancia).
• 1987/1997 Professor in Business Administration of UNED (Universitat Nacional a Distancia)
• 2004/2005 Professor in “Economics Andorra’s Environments” of the University of Andorra’s MBA.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Coordinator of the “Strategic plan” (pla d’accions Andorra) for the Andorra Government. 1993/1994.
• Minister of Economy of Andorra 1994.
• Coordinator of the “Strategic plan for Andorra Economy” University of Andorra 2004/2005.
• Deputy of Parliament (Consell General de les Valls d’Andorra) 2005-2009
• Vice-president of parliamentary group (grup parlemtari liberal) 2005-2009
• President of financial committee Consell General de les Valls d’Andorra 2005-2009
• Vice-president of foreign committee Consell General de les Valls d’Andorra 2005-2009
• Member of Andorra Parliament delegation OSCE PA. 2008-2009.
• Deputy of Parliament (Consell General de les Vallls d’Andorra) 2009-2011
• Member of financial committee Consell General de les Valls d’Andorra 2009-2011
• Member of Andorra Parliament delegation UiP. 2009-2011.
• Andorran Ambassador to the Holy See. 2011/2019
• Andorran Ambassador to the Republic of Portugal. 2015/…
• Andorran Representative at CPLP (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa). 2018/…
• Andorran Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany 2019/…
• Andorran Ambassador to the Republic of Austria. 2019/…
• Andorran Ambassador to the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe). 2019/….
• Andorran Ambassador to the UN Office at Vienna and To the Un Office on Drugs and Crime. 2019/…
• Andorran Ambassador to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). (2019/…)

MEMBER OF PROFESSIONAL'S BODIES

• Former President of LECE of Andorra (Ligue Ruropéenne de Cooperation Economique)
• Founding member of Economics Andorra Committee. (col.legiat number 3)
• Secretary General of the Democratic Party (2019/…)

Fotos: Laura Heinschink und Peter Lechner/HBF

JAPAN - H.E. Akira Mizutani

Credentials: 13.01.2020

Born on November 3, 1957 in Aichi, Japan

Married, one son and one daughter

1980
Studied at Hitotsubashi University, law faculty
Joined the Japanese Foreign Service

1981-1983
Studied at Goettingen University, F.R. of Germany

1983-1985
Vice-Consul, Consulate General of Japan in Berlin (West)

1985-1987
Intelligence and Analysis Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

1987-1989
United Nations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

1989-1990
Deputy Director, Social Cooperation Division, United Nations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

1990-1992
Deputy Director, Ocean Affairs Division, the Office for the Law of the Sea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

1992-1995
First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in F.R of Germany

1995-1997
Deputy Director, Consular and Migration Policy Division, Consular and Migration Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

1997-1998
Director, International Science Cooperation Department, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

1998-2000
Chamberlain to His Imperial Highness

2000-2002
Director, Division for the Protection of Japanese Nationals Overseas, Consular and Migration Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

2002
Counsellor, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary’s Office for National Security and Crisis Management Cabinet Secretariat

2002-2004
Minister, Embassy of Japan in Turkey

2004-2007
Minister, Embassy of Japan in Germany

2007-2009
Minister, Embassy of Japan in Pakistan

2009-2011
Professor, Hitotsubashi UniversityFaculty of Law

2011-2014
Consul General in Munich/Germany

2014-2017 　　　　　　　　　
Ambassador to Mozambique

2017-2019
Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

2019-
Ambassador to Austria and Ambassador-designate to Kosovo

Fotos: Laura Heinschink und Peter Lechner/HBF

EL SALVADOR - H.E. Julia Emma Villatoro Tario

Credentials: 13.01.2020

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Place & date of birth: San Salvador (El Salvador), October 23, 1972

Nationality: Salvadoran

Marital status: Divorced with two daughters

Languages: Spanish, German, English

EDUCATION

2018 to present
Seminario Bíblico Bautista Vida Nueva: Master on Theological Studies

2005
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Colombia: Language Diploma, Legal English

1997
Universidad Centro Americana “José Simeón Cañas”: Bachelor in Law

1991
German School: High School Diploma, Humanistic area

WORKING EXPERIENCE

November 16, 2016 to January 2020
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg & Head of Mission to the European Union

July 04, 2016 to November 15, 2016
Chargée d’Affaires, Minister Counselor at the Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg & Mission to the European Union Brussels, Belgium

March 05, 2009 to June 12, 2016
Deputy Permanent Representative, Minister Counselor at the Embassy of El Salvador in Austria and Permanent Mission to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna, Austria

September 05, 2007 to March 04, 2009
Chief of the Legal & Investigation Division at the Competition Authority (Superintendencia de Competencia), San Salvador, El Salvador

March 06, 2006 to September 04, 2007
Senior Lawyer-Constitutional Chamber at the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador

April 01, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Expert Lawyer at the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO), Products and Brand Division Bern, Switzerland

December 05, 2005 to March 05, 2006
National Consultant for Secondary Legislation related to the creation of the Competition Superintendence and the implementation of the Competition Law at the Presidential Commission for the Modernization of the Public Sector San Salvador, El Salvador

May 04, 1998 to December 04, 2005
Senior Legal Officer at the Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Room San Salvador, El Salvador

October 14, 1994 to May 03, 1998
Court Clerk and Judicial Officer at the Second Family Court of San Salvador, El Salvador

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Universidad Doctor José Matías Delgado
Professor. Constitutional Law and Constitutional Procedural Law.
January, 2005 – February 2009

Consejo Nacional de la Judicatura, Escuela de Capacitación Judicial
Professor. Constitutional Law and Constitutional Procedures.
October 2001 – February 2006

Fundación de Estudios para la Aplicación del Derecho (FESPAD, Programa de Actualización y Capacitación Jurídica
Professor. Notarial and Family Law.
October 2004 – December 2005

Universidad Francisco Gavidia
Member of the Examination Board for students graduating from Law School. Thesis Consultant. Graduation Seminar. Law School.
Professor. Family Law and Notary Law. January 2003 – July 2005

DRAFT LEGISLATION TEAMS

Team member of the following draft legislations:

• Consumer Protection Law. El Salvador (2005).

• Draft of the Notary Public Law. El Salvador (2005).

• Internal Regulations. Competition Superintendence. El Salvador (2006).

• Regulation of Competition Law. El Salvador (2006).

• Amendments to the Competition Law and its Regulation. El Salvador (2008).

• Terms of Reference of the Review Mechanism of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Vienna (2009).

Fotos: Laura Heinschink und Peter Lechner/HBF

Credentials: 28.11.2019

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DATE OF BIRTH: 30th March 1957
NATIONALITY: Kenyan
MARITAL STATUS: Married
NO. OF CHILDREN: Two

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1964-1970
Baricho Primary School C.P.E -A B B

1971 - 1974
Maseno National School E.A.C.E. _ 1ST Division

1975 - 1976
Kangaru National school E.A.A.C.E. – B B B

1977-1980
University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law Awarded LL.B (Bachelor of Laws Degree) Honours

2013
Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree by the Commonwealth University Honorary Doctorate Degree

WORKING EXPERIENCE – PRIVATE SECTOR

1981
Waruhiu and Muite Advocates Pupil Advocate/Legal Assistant

1981
Ryce Motors Ltd Administrative Assistant to the Managing Director

1982-1985
Diamond Trust Bank - Secretarial Assistant
- Promoted to Assistant Manager in 1983 (reporting directly to the Managing Director)
- Promoted to Company Secretary in 1984
- Promoted to Manager in 1985 (reporting directly to the Managing Director)

1986
Credit Finance Corporation (CFC Bank) Company secretary (reporting directly to the Managing Director)

1991
Pan Africa Insurance co. Ltd Company secretary/Chief Legal Officer (reporting directly to the Managing Director)

1993- 2001
Mae Properties Ltd and Runda Water Ltd Promoted to General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of both Companies

1997 - 2001
Started Chem-Chemi (A Mineral Water Company) Was its first General Manager

PUBLIC OFFICES HELD

2002
Elected Member of Parliament for Ndia Constituency

2003-2005
Appointed Assistant Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs

2005 - 2007
Appointed Assistant Minister for Transport

2008
Re-elected as Member of Parliament for Ndia

2008-2009
Appointed Assistant Minister in the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Local government

4th May 2009 – 6th March 2012
Appointed Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development

30th January 2012 - 6th March 2012
Appointed Acting Minister for Finance and Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development

6th March 2012 to 9th April 2013
Appointed Minister for Finance

August 14th, 2014 – 30th April 2019
Appointed Kenya’s Ambassador to United States and Mexico

18th November 2014
Presented Credentials to U.S President of Barack Obama

24th October 2014
Presented Credentials to President of Mexico, H.E Enrique Pena Nieto

1st May 2019
Appointed Kenya’s Ambassador to the Republic of Austria

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

1976
Kangaru National School Certificate of merit for outstanding achievements in Drama

1987 - 2003
St Philips ACK Church, Baricho Kirinyaga District Secretary to the Church Development Committee

1989 - 1994
Calvary Worship Centre, Riara Road, Nairobi Chairman of the Development Committee

1994 – 2003
Baricho High school Chairman of the Board of Governors

1997 - 2003
Njega Secondary School Member of the Board of Governors

1997 - 2003
Kiburu Secondary School Member of the Board of Governors

1998 - 2003
Karima-ini Secondary school Member of the Board of Governors

1998 - 2003
Mangu High School P.T.A. Treasurer

2008
Awarded M.G.H. by His Excellency the President M.G.H. (Moran Order of the Golden Heart)

2010
Awarded E.G.H. by His Excellency the President E.G.H. (Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart) – it is the highest Presidential award for a civilian

HOBBIES
Reading, Traveling, Chess and Gardening

Fotos: Carina Karlovits und Clemens Schwarz/HBF

AUSTRALIA - H.E. Richard Travers Sadleir

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DATE OF BIRTH : Mar. 11, 1965
FAMILY : Married with one daughter and one son

EDUCATION :
Feb. 1986 B.A. in Communication, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Nov. 1992 M.Phil., International Relations, University of Cambridge, U.K.

CAREER :
Jun. 2019 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Austria
and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna
Aug. 2017 Secretary to the President for Foreign Policy, Office of National Security
Apr. 2016 Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in San Francisco, U.S.A.
Feb. 2015 Director-General for North American Affairs, MOFA
Sep. 2014 Director-General for North Korean Nuclear Affairs, Office of Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, MOFA
Apr. 2013 Director-General for Human Resources, Office of Planning and Coordination,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Aug. 2011 Deputy Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Hong Kong, China
Jul. 2008 Consul, Korean Consulate General in New York, NY, U.S.A.
Jan. 2007 Director, North America Division I, North American Affairs Bureau, MOFAT
Jun. 2005 Director, Protocol Division I, MOFAT
Jul. 2002 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the United States of America
Feb. 2001 Director, Human Resources Management Division, Office of Planning
and Management, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
Dec. 1997 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Senegal
Dec. 1994 First Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, NY, U.S.A.
Jun. 1987 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Apr. 1987 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination

AWARDS :
Feb. 2006 Service Merit Medal
Jan. 2019 Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)

Fotos: Fotos: Lisa KAPICI und Carina KARLOVITS/HBF

MOROCCO - H.E. Azzeddine Farhane

Credentials: 10.07.2019

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Born in Casablanca on May 18, 1966
Married, one child

Diplomatic Career

10/2016-06/2019: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
2009-2016: General Director of the United Nations and International Organizations
Department/MFA

2006-2009: Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of United Nations Department/MFA

2005-2006: Chargé d’Affaires a.i of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of
Morocco to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

2004-2005: Deputy Permanent Representative of Morocco in Geneva, Switzerland

2002-2004: Counselor in charge of Disarmament, Human Rights and Humanitarian
Issues at the Permanent Mission of Morocco in Geneva, Switzerland

2001-2002: Head of Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues Unit/MFA

1999-2000: Counselor at the Moroccan Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands

1994-1999: First Secretary in charge of Multilateral Issues at the Moroccan Embassy,
The Hague, Netherlands

1990-1994: Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Division of Press and Information/MFA

Academic Background

1995: PhD in Political Science, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco

1995: Certificate in Public International Law, The Hague Academy, Netherlands

1993: Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations, Hassan II University

1992: Postgraduate Diploma in Political Science, Hassan II University

1989: Degree from the Higher Institute of Journalism, Rabat, Morocco

1985: Bilingual Baccalaureate in Modern Letters

Professional Experience

2011-2016: Morocco Sherpa for Nuclear Security Summit (NSS)

2015: Head of the Moroccan delegation at the High Officials Meeting, Commemoration Summit of the 60th Anniversary of the Bandung Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia (April 2015).

2001-2016: Member of the Moroccan delegation to the UN General Assembly

2009-2015: Head of the Moroccan delegation to the political Plenary Meetings of
The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)

2009-2014: Head of the Moroccan delegation at the Non-Aligned Movement
High Officials Meeting

2008-2009: Member of the Moroccan delegation at the OIC Summit in Dakar and
OIC Ministerial Conference in Kampala and Damascus

2006-2013: Member of the Moroccan delegation to the Human Rights Council

2006: Head of the Moroccan delegation during the Review of the Periodic
Report (RPR) to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Geneva

2005-2006: Coordinator of the African Group on Human Rights Issues, Geneva

2003-2006: Member of the Moroccan delegation during the Review of the Periodic Reports by the UN Committees on racial discrimination, Human Rights against torture, economic, social and cultural rights

2001-2005: Member of the Moroccan delegation to the Human Rights Commission

1994-2000: Member of the Moroccan delegation to The Hague Conference on
Private International Law

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Researches:

2017: Publication of article in “Political Theory”, research journal of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics on “Investment in youth: A strategic Choice and a significant asset for sustainable growth in Africa”.

2014: IAEA International Conference on Advances on Nuclear Forensics (Vienna, 7 – 10 July 2014) « The contribution of International Initiatives on Non-proliferation to the Enhancement of Nuclear Forensics as a Fundamental Pillar of Nuclear Security».

2013: IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security (Vienna, 1 – 5 July 2013) « Inter-linkages and Added Value of International Initiatives to the Enhancement of Nuclear Security: The Moroccan Experience».

2012: Wilton Park Conference «NPT and Nuclear Security Challenges to Africa» (Johannesburg, 5 – 6 March 2012).

1995: PhD Thesis in Public Law: «Regional Cooperation of the Mediterranean Countries in combating Maritime Pollution».

1989: Research Thesis on «Embassies Press and Information Units» for the Higher Institute of Journalism Graduation.

Fotos: Lisa KAPICI und Carina KARLOVITS/HBF

Credentials: 19.09.2018

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Born 1963 in Csorna (Hungary)

Graduated at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Faculty of Law, MSc. in legal and political studies,
Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School,
Berlin, Freie Universität, Law and Social Studies

Married with Mariann Bercsényi
father of 4 girls (Franciska, born 2000, Júlia born 2003, Anna born 2011, Blanka Sára born 2014)

CAREER

2018 - Ambassador, Embassy of Hungary in Vienna
2013 - 2018 Ambassador, Embassy of Hungary in Tel-Aviv
2004 - 2010 Member of the Hungarian Parliament, Vice-President, Parliamentary committee for Sustainable Development, Member of Foreign Affairs Committee
Head of the Hungarian Delegation to OSCE PA
2001 - 2002 Hungarian – Baden Württemberg Joint Commission,Co-Chairman
2000 - 2002 Joint Venture Association of Hungary
Co-president
1998 - 2002 Former Head of Staff of the Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán

AWARDS

AW Commandeur de la Légion D`Honneur 2001,
Staufermedaille Baden-Württemberg 2002

Member of Rotary Club Saint Gellért Budapest, 2005

Fotos: Peter Lechner/HBF und Harald Minich/HBF

JORDAN - H.E. Leena Al-Hadid

Credentials: 19.09.2018

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• Place & Date of Birth: London, January 30th, 1971
• Nationality: Jordanian

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in General Law
University of Jordan, Amman

CAREER HISTORY

Career History

2018-Present Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Republic of Austria & Permanent/Resident Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations and other International Organizations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria

2014-2018
Director of International Relations & Organizations Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Expatriates of Jordan - Amman

2009-2014
Deputy Consul General, General Consulate of Jordan-Dubai

2006-2009
Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Security Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Expatriates of Jordan - Amman

2004-2006
Chief Diplomatic Human Rights Officer
Permanent Mission of Jordan to the UN & Other International Organizations - Geneva

2002-2004
Political Officer in charge of European Parliament, Human Rights & Humanitarian Affairs
Mission of Jordan to the European Union – Brussels

2001-2002
Political Officer at the Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Security
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan - Amman

2000-2001
Political Officer for Media Affairs at the Private Office of the Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan – Amman

1996-2000
Diplomatic Attaché in charge of the UN & Communication/ Alternate Permanent Representative to the UN Vienna based Organizations

1995-1996
Political Officer at the Private Office of the Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan – Amman

1993-1995
Research Assistant at the UNESCWA – Amman

Languages

• Arabic (Mother Tongue)
• English (Excellent)
• French (Fair)

Membership in International Networks

• Member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network.
• National Focal Point of the Responsibility to Protect. (R2P)

COLOMBIA - H.E. Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco

Credentials: 24.05.2018

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Ambassador Mohamed Mezghani was born on 4th November 1959 in Gafsa, Tunisia.

He graduated from the National Institute of Administration (ENA) in 1987 with the high rank of Counsellor of Public Services and he has studied, in 1998, at the Brussels’ Institute of European Studies.
Mr Mezghani initiated his professional career in February 1987 in the Economic Counsellor Section at the Prime Minister’s Office in his capacity as Counsellor responsible for the coordination and follow up of the IMF “Structural Adjustment Programme”. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989.
Ambassador Mezghani is married and father of two children.

Professional career:

• Since October 2016: Ambassador, General Director of Political and Economic Affairs and Cooperation with Europe, the European Union and the Mediterranean.
• 2016: Member of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Cabinet.
• From 2013 to 2016: Ambassador of Tunisia to Spain.
• From 2012 to 2013: Director of Relations with the European countries not members of the European Union and Russia at the General Directorate of Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• From 2010 to 2012: Secondment at Private Sector: General Manager of a Euro-Mediterranean company specialized in Logistics and international transport.
• From 2007 to 2010: Ambassador, General Consul of Tunisia to Marseille.
• From 2005 to 2007: Ambassador of Tunisia to Malta.

• From 2001 to 2005:

- Official Representative to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of Relations with the European Union and the Mediterranean.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation to the Association Committee Tunisia-UE.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation to the Joint Committee Tunisia-UE in charge of Social Affairs and Migration.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation for the negotiations of the Action Plan Tunisia-U.E within the Framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation for the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement between Tunisia and EFTA countries.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation for the negotiations of a Free Trade Area Agreement between the Arab Mediterranean countries (Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan and Egypt).
- Member of the High Officials’ Committees of the 5+5 Dialogue, of the Barcelona Process and of the Mediterranean Forum.
- Member and then Vice-President of the Tunisian delegation in charge of negotiating the Association and Free Trade Agreement between Tunisia and the European Union.

• From 1993 to 1999: Minister Counsellor, Deputy Ambassador of Tunisia to the European Union in Brussels.

• From 1992- 1993: Director in charge of the Relations with the European Economic Community, European Organisms and Mediterranean Institutions at the General Directorate of Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• From 1989 to 1992: Deputy Director in charge of Relations with the European Economic Community at the General Directorate of Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Fotos: Clemens Schwarz & Carina Karlovits/ HBF

ANGOLA - H.E. Teodolinda Rosa Rodrigues Coelho

Credentials: 08.01.2018

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BIOGRAPHY

Date of birth: 15 May 1953 in Côte d’Ivoire
Nationality: Ivorian
Marital status: Married, 4 children

EDUCATION

1976 – 1979
Master of Professional Studies, MPS ‘79
School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York

1975 – 1976
Master of Economic Sciences
University of Cocody (Université de Cocody),
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

1971 – 1975
Bachelor of Economic Sciences
University of Cocody (Université de Codody), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

LANGUAGES

French and English: Fluent
Spanish: Good knowledge

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Senior Management Program, INSEAD Fontainebleau France
• Casino Management Program
• Situational Leadership Programs
• Senior Leadership Programs
• Stephen Covey – 7 Habits of highly effective People

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Famous hotelier with a large regional experience:
• Skills in leadership
• Hotel management
• Skills in Finances
• Strategic plan
• Budget settings and Goals
• Marketing Policy
• Human Resources Management
• Performances Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

11/2012 – 01/2017
Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

09/2010 – 11/2012
Senior Vice President Africa;
Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts

07/2008 – 06/2010
Vice President Hotel and Leisure Development Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Blue City Company

06/2003 – 06/2008
Operations Director for Africa and General Manager InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi Kenya;
Member of Board, KHPL (Owning Company);
InterContinental Hotels Group, MEA

07/1999 – 06/2003
Regional Vice President Operations for East Africa and General Manager at InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi Kenya

06/1991 – 06/1999
Regional Vice President Operations for West and Central Africa, General Manager at Hotel Ivoire InterContinental, Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire

09/1984 – 06/1988
General Manager of Golf Hotel InterContinental; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

02/1982 – 09/1984
Administration Manager of Hotel Ivoire InterContinental; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

09/1982 – 01/1982 Operation Analyst of Hotel InterContinental Geneva; Geneva, Switzerland

06/1979 – 06/1980
Management Trainee, Assistant Financial Controller Hotel InterContinental, New York USA

HONORARY TITLES

• Commander in the National Order of Côte d’Ivoire
• Officer of Wissam Alaouite of the Kingdom of Morocco
• Knight of the Ivorian Order of Merit
• Long-service Award, Côte d’Ivoire
• Vice President of Africa Travel Association (ATA)
• Counsellor, Member of the Economic and Social Office of Côte d’Ivoire
• Foreign Trade Advisor of France
• President of French Business Club of Kenya
• Member of Rotary Club
• Member of « La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs »
• Member of the Brotherhood of Knights of Tastevin (La Confrérie des Chevaliers de Tastevin)

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

PHILIPPINES - H.E. Maria Cleofe R. Natividad

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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Born: April 21, 1957

Education:

Albert- Ludwigs – Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
1992: Masters – Ethnology, Musicology and Contemporary History (concentration in German History);
Maria Curie Skłodowska – University, Lublin, Poland
1983: Diploma in music, Completed studies in musical education in the Department of Education and Psychology;

Professional Career:

2015-2017: CEO, Fundacja Uniwersytecka (Branch of KUL, the Catholic University in Lublin), Stalowa Wola, Poland
2014-2015: Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Marshal, Office of the Marshal of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Rzeszów, Poland
2009-2012: Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Cologne, Germany
2010-2012: Dean of the Consular Corps in North Rhine Westphalia, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Cologne, Germany
2005-2009: Co-Founder, Orenda Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland organizing Polish-German cultural and education events
2005-2006, Project Leader for International Projects, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Warsaw, Poland
2003-2004: Director of the Festival Office, Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Cracow and Warsaw, Poland. Organized the 7th and 8th editions of the festival
Since 2003: Founding Member, Ludwig van Beethoven Association, Cracow, Poland
1998-2002: Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Munich, Germany
1994-1998: Vice Consul and Consul for Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Munich, Germany
1993-1994: Director for Foreign Contracts, Editions Spotkania sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
1992-1993: Senior Advisor, Bureau for National Minorities, Ministry of Culture and the Arts, Warsaw, Poland

Other:

1992: Initiated the city partnership between Kazimierz Dolny, Poland and Staufen im Breisgau, Germany.
Organized the Polish Culture Weeks in Freiburg and Staufen, Germany.
From 1984: Founding member of the GFPS e.V.- Association for Supporting Academic Stays of Polish Students in Germany (1984), a student-led crowdfunding organization supporting academic exchanges.
From 1984: Co-Founder and Vice President of the Deutsch-Polnisches Zentrum in Freiburg, Germany
From 1977: active in democratic opposition movements, including Solidarity, KOR (the Committee for the Defense of Workers), the Provisional Committee of the Independent Professional Union of Farmers and the Young Poland Movement

Interests:
Foreign policy, history, music, ecological farming;

Languages:
German, English, Russian

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

TAJIKISTAN - H.E. Idibek Kalandar

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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BIOGRAPHY

Walter Haffner was born in 1958 in the city of Zurich.

He studied History and American and English Literature at the University of Zurich, where he graduated in 1985.

In 1987 he joined the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and subsequently served as trainee in Bern and Strasburg. He returned to the headquarters in 1989 where he was assigned to the Protocol Section.
In 1991 he was transferred as Deputy Head of Mission to Teheran. In August 1994 he was transferred to Washington, where he served as Cultural Attaché and by 1997 was raised to the position of Counsellor.

From July 1998 until September 1999, as the first male Diplomat in the Swiss Foreign Service, he took an unpaid educational leave to look after his four kids, one dog and one rabbit.

In October 1999 he reintegrated the Foreign Ministry’s Human Resources Department, where he was promoted Deputy Head of Personnel in June 2000. In July 2002 he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Centre for Analysis and Prospective Studies of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs with the title of Minister.

From March 2005 to February 2008 he was Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Switzerland in Berlin. In March 2008 he was appointed Ambassador of Switzerland to the State of Israel, where he served until June 2012.

From July 2012 until February 2013 he served as Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. In March 2013 he was appointed Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republic of Turkey.

Since October 2017 he is Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republic of Austria. Ambassador Haffner has four children and is married to Tamar Haffner.

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF